We offer individual one-on-one or couples consultations in a private relaxed environment. We also offer increasingly popular Zoom or phone consultations.
Your personal Dietitian will provide you with individualised advice to meet your needs and help you feel your best. You will be shown simple practical tips and tools to help you lead a healthy lifestyle.
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FoodSavvy is a group of NZ Registered Dietitians specialising in a wide range of health conditions. We have experience working with ACC through direct ACC referrals and via ACC providers. This includes Pain Management, Social Rehabilitation Needs Assessment, Training for Independence and Sensitive Claims.
Our dietitians will set specific objective goals and appropriately report to ACC/providers.
The areas where of services where dietetic input may be of benefit are:
…and many more!
With more than half of aged care residents not eating enough food and being at risk of malnutrition*, engaging dietitian services is highly beneficial. Our team of dietitians are nutrition experts who have received specific training in food service management, supporting residents suffering from depression, cognitive impairment, function impairment and swallowing difficulties. We are able to provide your rest home with the support you need to address a wide variety of nutrition concerns and to ensure you are meeting standards of care.
Our services include:
Menu audits
Staff training
Individual resident assessments
*Nanayakkara WS, Skidmore P, O’Brien L, et al. From menu to mouth: the decay pathway of nutrient intake from planned menu to consumed and characteristics of residents in an aged care facility with greater nutrient decay rates: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2019;9:e024044. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024044
We operate from convenient locations in the Wellington CBD, Richmond in Nelson, Blenheim, and Ilam in Christchurch. We also offer effective phone & Zoom consultations if you are outside these areas, or can not make it to one of our physical addresses for any other reason.
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