Dietitian Services

Community Therapy provides mobile Dietitian services to people living with disabilities and older adults in the comfort of their home. We partner with home care providers, NDIS providers and residential aged care facilities.

We are NDIS registered providers and were certified by SAI Global.

Community Therapy’s Dietitian services are mobile and available throughout Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Maitland/Hunter, Port Stephens & Central Coast.

Our team love working with people to help them move towards the meaningful goals that they have set and would like to achieve.

Dietitian holding a packaging and pointing at the ingredient list

Dietetics Services Overview

Comprehensive nutrition support and therapeutic dietary services


Service
What is the Service
Who is the Service For
Dietetics Recommendations & Why
Assessment Information
Service Delivery
Ideal Outcomes
What to Expect

Oral Nutrition Supplement Services
Oral Nutrition Support (ONS) in dietetics utilises food
fortification, snacks, or supplements to increase nutrient
intake in individuals unable to eat enough. This aims to
prevent/treat malnutrition, improve health, and support recovery
when diet fails. Dietitians assess needs, create tailored plans,
and may manage tube feeding if necessary.
Specialised diets/situations where people are unable to meet
their energy and protein demands with food only. This may
include those who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition,
swallow impairment impacting ability to swallow regular foods,
and in times of increased needs (cancer, post-surgery, pressure
injury, burns, COPD exacerbation where the body requires more
protein and energy to recover and function).
Specific oral nutrition support is available to identify the
most suitable options based on disease state and preferences.
This is best to be completed by a dietitian.


  • Malnutrition screening information such as changes in
    weight, mobility, energy and intake

  • Medical history and prospective needs

  • Arranging oral nutrition support for post-surgery or as
    progression continues

Face to face, telehealth or email services to determine
suitability, preferences and ordering processes.
For the person to meet their nutritional needs.
Trialing of different flavours, compositions and volumes may
occur to determine preferences and suitability. ONS is not as
beneficial without adhering to a feeding regime.

Safe Enteral Nutrition Feeding
Enteral nutrition support refers to the introduction of a
nutritionally complete liquid formula directly into the stomach
or small intestine via a narrow tube (PEG, PEJ, NGT, NJT).
Indicated when an individual is not safe for oral intake (e.g.,
dysphagia or reduced consciousness) or where oral intake is
inadequate to meet nutrition requirements. Dietitians are
involved in assessment, planning, formula selection, monitoring,
management, and education.
People with short-term or ongoing need for enteral feeding due
to their medical condition(s).
Following thorough nutrition assessment, the dietitian
determines and recommends appropriate:


  • Route of enteral feeding

  • Formula type

  • Enteral feeding regime

  • Hydration needs

  • Equipment required

  • Ongoing monitoring and evaluation considerations

  • Troubleshooting contacts

Anthropometry, biochemistry, clinical and diet history. The
nutrition assessment is used to determine priorities of
nutritional management, estimate the individual’s nutritional
requirements and provide a baseline measure for monitoring the
effectiveness of intervention. Based on this assessment, a
treatment goal can be set and a nutrition care plan developed.
Face to face, potential joint visits with Clinical nurse
educators if indicated for enteral feeding education in
combination with telehealth or email services to determine
suitability, preferences and ordering processes.
For the person to meet their nutritional needs.


  • Individualised dietetics assessment

  • Initial assessment report and recommendations

  • Follow up review appointments

  • Individualised therapeutic resources

  • Verbal and written nutrition education

  • Liaison with other involved health and medical professionals

Support at Home Aged Care and CSHP
Support at Home Aged Care and CSHP services provide
comprehensive dietetics support for older adults living at home.
Adults aged over 65 years, living at home.


  • Individual dietetics assessment

  • Oral nutritional supplementation

  • Management of chronic health conditions (Diabetes, Chronic
    kidney disease, Cardiovascular disease, Osteoporosis, COPD,
    Depression and mental health, Chronic bowel conditions)

  • Implementation of specialised therapeutic diets

  • Weight management strategies


  • Client concerns

  • Biochemistry: blood tests

  • Anthropometry: Height/weight

  • Diet History

  • Medical history

  • Social history

  • Comorbidities

  • Physical findings: bowel movements, appetite, energy,
    satiety

At the client’s home or in an Aged care facility. Please contact
us if you require a clinic location as this can be arranged.


  • Individualised dietary strategies to manage health
    conditions

  • Achieving personalised goals

  • Improve nutrition knowledge and capacity building for
    individuals and carers


  • Individualised dietetics assessment

  • Initial assessment report and recommendations

  • Follow up review appointments

  • Individualised therapeutic resources

  • Verbal and written nutrition education

  • Liaison with other involved health and medical professionals

NDIS Nutrition (People with Disabilities)
NDIS dietitians help participants overcome dietary challenges
and manage health conditions related to their disability to
improve their overall health, independence, and daily living
skills.
NDIS participants who need personalised nutrition support to
manage health conditions, improve daily function, and reach NDIS
goals.


  • Nutrition assessments and personalised meal planning

  • Weight management support (weight loss and malnutrition
    management) and growth support

  • Specialised dietary management for various medical
    conditions

  • Mealtime management plans and safe swallowing strategies
    (dysphagia)

  • Managing complex eating challenges (sensory food aversions
    in ASD or eating disorders)

  • Building daily living skills (meal preparation, cooking,
    grocery shopping)

  • Collaborating with other health professionals


  • Nutrition knowledge, including product awareness and label
    reading skills

  • Habitual eating patterns and cooking related nutrition
    skills

  • Assessing medical history and determining preferences

Face to face, telehealth or email services to determine
suitability, preferences and ordering processes (where
applicable).


  • Individualised dietary strategies to manage health
    conditions

  • Achieving personalised goals

  • Improve nutrition knowledge and capacity building for
    individuals and carers

Detailed assessment to find out all the relevant information.
Goal setting and development of personalised plans. Ongoing
support and monitoring of weight management status. Dietitian to
provide education and client to be open setting goals for
practical dietary strategies.

Weight Management
Educational service regarding eating to align with nutritional
needs and managing stable weight (where relevant).
Anyone with weight concerns.
Behaviour change techniques, support and accountability, medical
integration with care team, education and building sustainable
habits via a holistic approach. Personalised plans may be
appropriate for this in a short period.


  • Nutrition knowledge, including product awareness and label
    reading skills

  • Habitual eating patterns and cooking related nutrition
    skills (how to prepare a well balanced meal)

  • Assessing medical history and determining preferences

Face to face, telehealth or as a consultative offering.
Nutrition knowledge to increase with sustainable and relevant
dietary strategies to be implemented with the outcomes of weight
within a healthy range.
Detailed assessment to find out all the relevant information.
Goal setting and development of personalised plans. Ongoing
support and monitoring of weight management status. Dietitian to
provide education and client to be open setting goals for
practical dietary strategies.

Chronic Health Conditions & Specialised Therapeutic Diets
People living with chronic health conditions, who require
specialised diets. Chronic health conditions include but are not
limited to: arthritis, diabetes, asthma, heart disease, cancer,
COPD, kidney disease, osteoporosis, dementia, back problems, and
mental health conditions.
Anyone living with a chronic health condition. It is likely that
many people living with chronic health conditions may have more
than one condition to manage. It is important to seek guidance
from an accredited practising dietitian to provide tailored
dietary strategies.
Tailored dietary strategies specific to individual chronic
health conditions and comorbidities.


  • Client concerns

  • Biochemistry: blood tests

  • Anthropometry: Height/weight

  • Diet History

  • Medical history

  • Social history

  • Comorbidities

  • Physical findings: bowel movements, appetite, energy,
    satiety

Face to face, telehealth or email services to determine
suitability, preferences and ordering processes.
Dietitian to provide relevant information and participant/client
implementing dietary strategies to achieve health
benefits/stabilisation regarding their chronic health condition.
Individualised assessment, goal setting, development of
personalised plans, ongoing support and monitoring, education
and implementation of practical dietary strategies.

How it relates to holistic healthcare

Dietitians Australia

“For Dietitians Australia, the human right to food means that
everyone, at all times, must have reliable access to safe, nutritious,
and culturally appropriate food in sufficient quantity and quality to
support their health, sustain life and uphold human dignity.”

World Health Organisation (WHO)

“The developmental, economic, social, and medical impacts of the
global burden of malnutrition are serious and lasting for individuals
and their families, for communities and for countries.”