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If your business provides meals, snacks or drinks to older Australians, your menu plays an important role in aged care quality, safety and compliance.
Meal delivery companies are increasingly being asked to show that their meals are nutritionally appropriate, suitable for older adults, and supported by professional dietitian oversight.
This may apply to businesses providing meals through:
At Appetite for Nutrition, we support meal delivery companies with remote dietitian-led menu reviews, nutrition analysis, practical recommendations, written reports and certificates of review that can be used for aged care providers, tenders, audits and quality assurance processes.
The Aged Care Quality Standards explain the level of care and services older Australians should be able to expect from aged care providers. Food and nutrition are an important part of supporting safe, appropriate and person-centred care.
The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s meal requirements state that meals, snacks and drinks provided as part of funded aged care services must be nutritious, appetising, and consider the older person’s needs and preferences.
The requirements also state that meal services must be assessed by a dietitian at least once per year and supported by a quality assurance framework.
For residential aged care, Standard 6: Food and nutrition focuses on providing food and drink that meets the needs and preferences of older people, supports choice, and contributes to a quality dining experience.
This means meal delivery companies may be asked to provide evidence that their menus have been reviewed and are supported by appropriate nutrition documentation.
Aged care organisations want to work with meal suppliers who can provide confidence, not just meals.
You may be asked to provide evidence that:
Having this information ready can strengthen aged care partnerships and help protect existing contracts.
Our aged care menu reviews are designed to be practical, evidence-based and useful for real-world meal delivery services.
Depending on your menu and business model, we can review:
A menu review may include:
The aim is to give your business clear, useful documentation that demonstrates professional oversight and supports quality improvement.
Most aged care menu reviews for meal delivery companies can be completed remotely.
To complete your review, we will ask you to provide your current menu information. This may include:
If you do not have all of this information available, we can let you know what is required before the review begins.
Where additional context is needed, we can discuss this with your team by phone or video meeting.
Following the review, you receive a written dietitian report outlining the findings, recommendations and relevant nutrition considerations for your menu.
You will also receive a certificate confirming that your menu has been reviewed by an Accredited Practising Dietitian.
These documents can be used to support:
Once we have received the required menu information, reports are usually completed within 10 business days.
Aged care nutrition is not the same as general healthy eating.
Older adults may have smaller appetites, higher protein needs, swallowing difficulties, chronic health conditions, cognitive changes, reduced appetite, poor dentition, or increased risk of malnutrition.
Meals for older adults need to be:
Aged care meal providers who work with an aged care dietitians are better placed to show that their meals are suitable, considered and aligned with current aged care expectations.
If your business supplies meals to older Australians, a dietitian-led menu review can help you feel confident that your menu is suitable, well documented and aligned with aged care expectations.
We provide remote aged care menu reviews for meal delivery companies, including nutrition analysis, practical recommendations, a written dietitian report and certificate of review.
Whether you are preparing for a tender, responding to an aged care provider request, completing an annual menu review, or strengthening your nutrition governance, we can help.
Take the next step toward feeling confident in your aged care menu, documentation and nutrition compliance.
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