Dietitian - Aged Care | Leading Nutrition

Leading Nutrition prides itself on providing an outstanding Aged Care Dietitian Service to all of the aged care facilities we work with. Our mission is to promote wellness for healthy ageing – delivering expert nutrition services through care, collaboration and innovation.

Whether helping residents, staff, or management, we focus on the nutrition goals of each, and help them achieve their best. Our dietitians constantly look for opportunities to improve the quality of life of residents, often receiving feedback of performing beyond expected standards.

We collaborate with food services to create nutritious, contemporary menus that meet the changing needs in aged care. Through the comprehensive Menu Review process, our dietitians work closely with chefs to ensure that menus meet the nutritional requirement for the older population and respond to preferences and needs of the specific facilities.

We apply our best practise approach to Aged Care nutrition, as well as consulting with hospitals, other institutions and home care providers.

All across the country our expert Aged Care dietitians are ready to help you.

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Demenetia and Mealtimes: Little Changes make a Big Difference

Each person experiences dementia differently and there is no one approach that works for everyone or even per occasion. Residents can experience a loss of connection with recognising food, with how to eat, declining swallowing abilities, taste changes, stress and unsettled behavior, impacting on their nutrition and quality of life.
We all recognise that there are constraints within homes, however there is always more that could be done to provide individualized and person-centred mealtimes for those with dementia. Read more »

Making Molds Work in Aged Care

With all the media attention and discussion in the aged care industry, we are all aware that improving the look of texture modified meals can go a long way. It can encourage residents to eat more, provide meal enjoyment and dignity and thereby providing benefit from the nutrition it provides. This is where the use of food molds can come in.
Aged care homes have the option of purchasing pre-molded texture modified meals or making it themselves. Read more »

From Quality of Care to Quality of Life: steps towards a person-centred approach to food and nutrition

Traditionally, aged care providers have focused on providing quality of care to their residents. The introduction of the Single Quality Framework Draft Aged Care Quality Standards highlights the need to move to a more consumer-directed approach. This means handing back control over everyday decisions to our residents.
How can we continue to modify our current practise to more strongly embrace our residents’ dignity and choices relating to what, where and when they would like to eat? Read more »

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14 Nov

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released its latest report on Nutrition across the Lifespan. It’s incredibly interesting in showing just how far the Australian public is from eating as per the 5 food groups.

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Congratulations to @TexturedConceptFoods who recently celebrated the Grand Opening of their new Production kitchen on Friday night. They have ready-made texture modified foods that make life so much easier for those with swallowing difficulties. https://t.co/e0nCZmXRAh

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