We compiled a list of reasons you would want to seek out a dietitian
Meal planning:
- Education on creating a shopping list and planning out your meals
- Assisted food shopping tours
- Education on how to shop for groceries online
- Creating visual tools and educational materials to support meal planning in between home visit sessions
- Learning how to choose suitable foods when eating out in fast food, food court
- Learning how to understand and order from menus
- Bowel issues such as constipation, diarrhoea, coeliac disease, gluten intolerance, limited fluid, fibre intake
- Education on specific diet types including Coeliac Disease, Diabetes, higher fibre diets
- How to store and plan for portion control
Cooking:
- Assisting in modifying recipes to cater to the individual’s literacy skills
- Education in food safety when cooking
- Education on strategies for portion control and preventing overeating
- Cooking sessions with a participant
- Creative strategies to increase food variety through cooking skills and utensils
- Enhanced recipe and meal development
- Supporting the development of cooking skills
Supporting children and teenagers:
Below are some ways our paediatric dietitians have commonly supported the parents and child in
- Food allergies and food intolerances
- Childhood obesity, and obesity in teenagers
- Fussy eating or resistant / picky eating
- Malnutrition and poor growth early age
- Gastrointestinal conditions
- Building strategies to minimise stressful mealtimes and challenges with children such as refusing to eat, constant distractions or avoiding eating in public
- Dietary support for young toddlers and babies as young as 1 year old with difficulties in chewing and swallowing
- Supporting the parents around meal preparation, meal structure and meal variety for children with allergies and intolerances
- Education on effective portion control strategies
- Texture progression in children and adults
- Weight changes that impact on physical or social functioning in schools or public places
When eating and feeding is challenging:
- Portion priorities
- Provide ideas to improve the nutritional quality of an individual’s diet
- Guidance on eating out and eating socially particularly with food intolerances and food allergies
- Fussy eating or resistant / picky eating
- Supporting diets for people with chewing and swallowing difficulties
- Increasing the variety of foods eaten when intake is limited
- Increasing eating participation
- Weight changes that impact your confidence on eating out socially
- Tube feeding support
- Support in managing Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) and medical grade nutritional supplements
- Develop and review enteral feeding regimes referencing best practice guidelines
- Assistance with access to enteral feeding equipment and consumables
- Education on caring for the PEG site and troubleshooting equipment
When physical or nutritional challenges due to disability:
- Pressure injuries and nutrition for wound healing
- Nutritional deficiencies when eating is difficult
- Supporting optimal growth and development
If you are working with other support and/or allied health team, our dietitians can help with:
- Collaborative teamwork and communication with other healthcare professionals
- Tailoring the approach to you
- Building effective and efficient communication systems
- Advocating and building guidelines for nutritional needs and informing the wider team
Hear from our happy clients
We are very proud of the service we provide and stand by every product we carry. Read some of the testimonials from our happy customers.
Brenda Penn
2021-11-09
Olivia has been a wonderful addition to my Dads weekly routine. He loves doing the exercises with her. Olivia always comes with a dose of happiness and laughter as well. An added bonus!! We all have a good laugh!! The best medicine.
Fiona Bailey
2021-11-09
Olivia is a lovely friend as well as a kind and patient EP to Georgia who has Cerebral Palsey. She is never in a rush to leave and always goes over and above to help Georgia.
Sydney Horse Express
2021-11-09
Olivia is a wonderful EP. We have seen so many improvements in our daughter since Olivia commenced working with her.
Maree Long
2021-10-29
Right from the very first time of meeting Cindy, she explained what an exercise physiologist role is and what we would be doing. When I started I didn’t like exercising and today I really look forward to our sessions together
Teresa Cusmano
2021-09-17
My EP Amy is very efficient as led by her snr EP Cindy. With my sessions with them both i quite enjoy being productive.
Michael Tran
2021-09-07
Having worked at Inspire Healthcare over a few years, I can honestly say that the inspire team and the patients I have met along the way have made working for this company a rewarding and enjoyable experience. Some positive take away from this job is that I always felt supported and heard, the flexibility and choice in work schedule is great, and the numerous unique patients I have treated kept it interesting and exciting. If you're looking for a great supportive team, a flexible work schedule and job satisfaction, Inspire Healthcare is for you.
james bajjada
2021-08-17
Occupational Therapy supports were very professional, personable and thorough. Can not recommend Occupational Therapist Jyoti enough, she is incredible.
Cam Ly
2021-08-06
Inspire Healthcare has fantastic team members. I have 80+ years old parents as their clients. Cindy was helping my father's exercise regime at first. And I found Cindy to be a thoughtful, caring and knowledgeable Exercise Physiologist. Cindy is also very accommodating with our requests. She has been helping my father with his walking ability. Cindy gradually raised the bar and have my father doing higher level of exercises. And after seeing the positive results, I suggested to my mother, who can also benefit from Cindy's help, to sign up with Cindy. I am very lucky to have Cindy helping both of my elderly parents. A+++
Joshua Mac
2021-03-22
Inspire healthcare has provided exceptional services and I would recommended their services to anyone looking for experienced and friendly physiotherapists
FAQ
Are dietitians covered by NDIS?
Patients with disability can access NDIS registered dietitians funded under the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
What is the difference between a nutritionist and dietitian?
All Dietitians in Australia require a professional qualification and are regulated by Dietitians Australia. Nutritionists can have limited qualifications and have no regulatory body to uphold a minimum standard of quality of care and advice. Due to this professional standard, all dietitians can be called a nutritionist, but not all nutritionists can be called a dietitian.
Is there an age restriction for NDIS funded dietitians?
Our dietitians treat all ages: kids as young as 1 year old, toddlers, teenagers, adults and elderly.
What if I don’t have NDIS funding?
If you do not have any NDIS funding, you can either:
- Pay privately
- Apply for an EPC/Chronic Disease Management plan with your GP
- Use your home care package
Locations We Serve
Our Dietitians travel around most of Sydney to make it convenient for you. These are some of the locations we service. Don't see your suburb or area listed? Contact us.
NDIS certified support coordinators and home case managers
A support coordinator’s main role is to help you understand your NDIS plan and to optimise your plan, ensuring that you are getting the most out of your funded supports. Your support coordinator will also help you connect with other NDIS service providers in order to pursue your goals. This includes NDIS services such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy, exercise physiology, speech pathology, dietetics and podiatry. Your support coordinator will help you coordinate your plan and ensure that all service agreements and service bookings are completed and they can also help you plan ahead to prepare you for your NDIS plan review.
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FAQs
Are dietitians covered by NDIS?
Patients with disability can access NDIS registered dietitians funded under the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
What is the difference between a nutritionist and dietitian?
All Dietitians in Australia require a professional qualification and are regulated by Dietitians Australia. Nutritionists can have limited qualifications and have no regulatory body to uphold a minimum standard of quality of care and advice. Due to this professional standard, all dietitians can be called a nutritionist, but not all nutritionists can be called a dietitian.
Is there an age restriction for NDIS funded dietitians?
Our dietitians treat all ages: kids as young as 1 year old, toddlers, teenagers, adults and elderly.
What if I don’t have NDIS funding?
If you do not have any NDIS funding, you can either:
- Pay privately
- Apply for an EPC/Chronic Disease Management plan with your GP
- Use your home care package
How do I know if my NDIS dietitian can help me with my condition?
An NDIS dietitian can help with a range of dietary and nutrition advice. We compiled a list of potential reasons why you may want to consult a dietitian. Learn more here.
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