Nutrition Professionals Australia consults to a large number of Aged Care Facilities throughout South Australia, including regional areas. We are able to provide specific care for an individual resident or a range of services depending on the needs of the facility. We are committed to providing expert dietetic services in a professional and efficient manner.
Click on the heading below for more information about that particular service.
Individual Resident Review
One of our Accredited Practising Dietitians will visit your facility to:
- Review client nutrition issues and requirements
- Develop nutrition care plans
- Liaise with medical, nursing and food services staff to ensure optimal care
- Review PEG feeds
- Provide written dietary guidelines
Menu and Food Service Review
Aged care menus must be reviewed regularly to ensure that they meet aged care accreditation Standards. A review of the menu is far more than simply looking at the menu structure itself. The menu on paper does not always reflect what is actually served to residents and does not necessarily ensure that residents receive an adequate diet.
Nutrition Professionals Australia provides a comprehensive menu and food service review that includes:
- Nutrition and special diet policy and procedures
- Processes to identify malnutrition and provide nutrition support
- Quantitative assessment of nutrition provided to residents
- Documentation audit
- Comprehensive report with recommendations to meet accreditation guidelines
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Contracted Services
Nutrition Professionals Australia can also provide regular site visits to monitor and facilitate a range of food and nutrition services including those outlined above as well as:
- Development and implementation of a nutrition screening tool to identify residents at risk of malnutrition
- Flowchart for nutrition supplementation and monitoring of residents nutrition status
- Attendance at catering meetings
- Recipe analysis and review
- Special diets guidelines
- Review of texture modified diets and thickened fluids
- Review of diabetes management
- Advice regarding most appropriate and cost effective supplements
- Troubleshooting
Monthly visits to the facility are recommended, but other time frames can be negotiated.
For more information or to arrange visits to your facility call (08) 8227 1000 or email
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Special Diets in Aged Care Standard Meal Plans
Nutrition Professionals Australia has developed a series of one day meal plans that provide a summary outline for each of the various special diets that are likely to be encountered in aged care. Many of these special diets eg diabetic and texture modified are routinely provided from the main menu, but others will need to be catered for on an individual basis.
The meal plans provide a simple and practical guide that can be readily referred to at the time of serving meals. Also included in this manual is information regarding standard serve sizes and a standard menu structure to ensure that residents are provided with ample opportunities to choose foods from each of the core food groups and to ensure that the facility meets best practice and accreditation guidelines.
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Aged Care Newsletter
Nutrition Professionals Australia produces a regular newsletter that outlines current issues in nutrition for aged care residents. Please email us if you would like to receive our aged care newsletter
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Click here to see recent editions of our Aged Care Newsletter
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