Aged Care Nutrition Services

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 a heading below for more information about that particular service.

Individual Resident Review

Menu & Food Service Review

Seminars and Workshops in your facility

Nutrition & Special Diets Seminar for Aged Care

Testimonials from previous participants

Contracted Services

Bimonthly aged care newsletter

Special Diets in Aged Care Standard Meal Plans

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 & 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

Seminars and Workshops in your facility

Nutrition & Special Diets Seminar for Aged Care

Testimonials from previous participants

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 admin@npaadelaide.com.au

Bimonthly 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 admin@npaadelaide.com.au.

Click here to see recent editions of our Aged Care Newsletter

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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