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Participant Support

We work closely with our clients, families, and support teams to provide outstanding service for our participants to get the most out of their budget

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Our dietitians support people with disabilities for a range of reasons, including:

 

  • Support and education in eating a nutritious diet
  • Underweight or excess weight gain which impacts on a physical or social function
  • Supporting growth and development in children and adolescence
  • Pressure injuries (e.g. poor wound healing, pressure sores)
  • Non-oral feeding and tube weaning (such as PEG feeding)
  • Supportive diets for difficulties with chewing and swallowing
  • Fussy or picky eating, food refusal or limited range of foods eaten which can lead to nutritional deficiencies and poor social or participation outcomes.
  • Gastrointestinal issues (reflux, constipation, loose stools, lack of fibre/fluid)

What services can our dietitians provide you?

 

  • Practical healthy eating advice
  • Chronic disease management (including diabetes, high cholesterol, neurodegenerative disease, stroke, kidney disease, gastrointestinal conditions)
  • Assistance with managing Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) and nutritional supplements for PEG feeds.
  • Nutrition assistance for texture modified diets such as soft and puree.
  • Advice for overweight, underweight or malnutrition
  • Meal planning, recipes and meal ideas
  • Meal preparation and cooking (we can provide cooking classes in the home)
  • Healthy supermarket tours
  • Training and education for carers
 

Our dietitians commitment to you:

  •  Friendly, dedicated and experienced dietitians
  • A service that will lead to improved independence
  • Person-centred care – help you facilitate choice over your nutrition interventions
  • Tailored education to suit your needs, including those with cognitive, physical, sensory, neurological and intellectual limitations
  • Nutrition advice tailored to your disability needs, goals and personal preferences e.g. functional capability and budget
  • A service that supports optimal quality of life – we won’t take away your favourite foods or judge what’s in your pantry. 

We're here to help you improve your health and wellbeing

Contact us today to begin your journey towards better health better wellness better fitness a better lifestyle a better you

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0491 169 399

From Monday to Friday 9am to 3:30pm.

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