Plena Healthcare dietitians are passionate about working with aged care clients and using food as medicine to improve quality of life. We partner with Residential Aged Care services to provide nutritional recommendations that combine best-practice nutrition, with a practical and quality-of-life focus for the client and their experience.
Dietetics
We’re here to help
Our Dietitians are experienced at creating personalised nutrition plans to address your specific dietary needs. We provide recommendations that combine best practice nutrition advice, individual preferences and experiences. Our team is skilled at working with individuals to achieve you nutrition and hydration goals.
- 1:1 Nutrition consultation
- Menu and mealtime reviews
- Supplement systems review, reviewing the supplements you use to help implement a food first approach, improve efficiencies, reduce unnecessary waste and supplement spend whilst improving nutrition status
- Nutrition and hydration audits that investigate nutrition screening methods, nutrition and hydration documentation including the management of weight loss and supports easy identification of areas for improvement.
- Quality Improvement activities, feedback and complaints management
- Nutrition Education
- Menu development, to help ensure menus meet nutritional standards
All referrals accepted
We are fully registered to provide services under Home Care Packages (HCP), NDIS (agency, plan and self-managed) and accept Private Health Insurance. Appointments available in person or via telehealth.
Contact us via phone on 136 033 or via email info@plenahealthcare.com.au
With us, you can count on a dietetics service that can provide:
- Menu and mealtime review service, ensuring the menu is everything residents both need and want from their meal experience, and meets the nutritional standards.
- Aged care weight tracker service, so you can track and monitor weight changes over time for residents, and take prompt action where necessary.
- Weight review service to assess weight trends over a six-month period, and identify residents needing nursing or dietitian review.
- Menu development service, in which we work with catering staff, managers and residents to develop a four-week rotating menu that is nutritious and enjoyable for residents.
- Supplement systems review, to help improve efficiencies, reduce unnecessary waste, and improve nutrition status for residents.