The use of dietitians to provide education to health care facilities has steadily increased in Australia as managers are recognising the wide-ranging benefits that an experienced nutrition consultant can have.

The costs associated with poor nutritional management of residents are staggering.  Unintentional weight loss and malnutrition have been proven to delay wound healing, increase risk of fractures, reduce immune response, increase confusion amongst dementia residents, increase constipation problems and increase the risk of pressure sore development.  All of which affect medication and treatment costs, nursing time requirements and overall quality of life for residents.

Staff development

Education sessions for catering, nursing and care staff on all aspects of nutritional management including:

• feeding residents with advanced dementia
• meeting hydration requirements
• PEG feeding management
• nutrition and wound healing
• preventing constipation
• malnutrition and high energy/protein diets
• special diets, i.e. gluten free, texture modified, diabetes, etc.

Group education sessions

Designed and tailored to resident requirements on topics including:

• weight management
• diabetes management (note Medicare rebates may apply)
• option of physiotherapy/exercise physiology involvement for development of exercise program

Do you want help to reduce your costs associated with nutritional management of your residents?  Give us a call on 08 8331 3000 or email us, and we can come out at a convenient time to see you to discuss the many different ways we can help you!