As we age, our bodies require different amounts of nutrients to remain healthy. The most suggested therapeutic diet in Residential Aged Care Facilities is a High Energy High Protein diet. But what does this mean?
Optimum Intake Dietitians can support your facility in understanding the requirements of therapeutic diets to ensure needs of the consumers are met. We can assist your facility in writing protocols to follow. Other therapeutic diets which may be seen in Residential Aged Care
Facilities include:
- Diabetic Diets
- Low Fat Diets (for medical reasons)
- High Fibre Diets
- Gluten Free/ Dairy Free (allergies and intolerances)
- And many more. Let us assist and take the guess work out of adjusting diets to meet consumer needs.