Your Dietitian at Advanced Allied Care will conduct a thorough assessment and develop a treatment plan tailored to your goals.

To support you in reaching your goals, following your initial assessment, your Dietitian may provide:

• Nutrition assessment and individualised meal planning to support specific disabilities, medical conditions, improve wellbeing, and meet specific dietary needs

• Capacity building for independent food choices and preparation, supporting healthy eating habits and nutrition-related life skills

• Education and training for participants, families, and support workers around dietary requirements, nutrition for specific disabilities, and food safety

• Monitoring of weight, nutritional status, and dietary intake to ensure goals are being met

• Support with shopping and food access to address barriers to healthy eating in the community - this may include grocery shopping guidance, in home pantry reviews and referrals to meal provision services

• Support for mealtime management, including swallowing-related nutrition strategies in collaboration with Speech Pathologists where appropriate

• Resource development such as the development of tailored meal plans and nutritional resources

• Relevant reporting and recommendations to the NDIA or other funding bodies regarding ongoing Dietetic needs

• Advice and recommendations for nutrition-related consumables and equipment

• Relevant reporting and recommendations to the NDIA or relevant funding bodies regarding ongoing funding requirements

• Recommendations for the purchase of relevant low risk/low cost equipment