Our dieticians work with you to develop your understanding of how food and drink affects the body and provide advice to help you improve your health and wellbeing. Our dietitians will assess your individual needs and develop a plan to achieve your NDIS mealtime goals.
About Our Dietetics Service
Our qualified dieticians work as part of our therapy team, helping people living with disability manage their nutrition requirements to support their mealtime and nutrition goals.
Services can be provided in the home, at school or childcare, via a service hub or via telehealth.
Some of the specific ways we can provide support includes:
- Preparing health information to help you understand how nutrition affects the body
- Advice for dietary choices to assist with weight management, strength, sleep quality, health and wound healing
- Addressing micro or macronutrient deficiencies
- Feeding therapy, including advice for fussy eaters
- Meal planning, shopping, cooking and building independence skills and help with Mealtime Management Plans (MMP)
- Food plans tailored to sensory preferences and specific challenges
- Oral Nutritional Supplements
- Reducing mealtime stress and improving relationships with food
- Enteral feeding (PEG)
Funding support
Services can be funded through your National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plan, fee for service or other funded programs. We can work with you to prepare assessments and reports for NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) funding.
Team of Allied Health Professionals
Our dieticians work with a team of allied health professionals who can provide tailored support based on your needs. Other services we offer include:
• Deafblind Services
• Early Childhood Intervention
• Occupational Therapy
• Orientation and Mobility
• Orthoptics
• Positive Behaviour Support
• Physiotherapy
• Social Work
• Speech Pathology
Getting started
To get started, call us on 1300 111 881 or fill out our online form. We will work with you to develop a tailored service plan based on your goals.
