Dietetics. Allied health and therapy services focus on restoring, improving or maintaining older people's independent functioning and wellbeing. This is done through providing a range of clinical interventions, expertise, care and treatment, education including techniques for self-management, technologies including telehealth technology, advice and supervision to improve people's capacity. The focus of these services is assisting older people to regain or maintain physical, functional and cognitive abilities which support them to either maintain or recover a level of independence, allowing them to remain living in the community. Non-clinical services including some diversional and preventative therapies, may be provided to clients under this service type, however, these must be complementary supports for the client and not delivered in isolation from the focus of this service delivery.

Community dietitians provide a range of nutrition services including dietary assessment and specialist dietary advice aimed towards the prevention of malnutrition, improving nutritional status and therapeutic management of many chronic diseases and conditions.
Specialist nutrition advice will be provided to clients and/or their carers to address issues such as inadequate oral intake, unintentional weight loss or weight gain and provide special diet plans to manage their condition/symptoms. For example diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, kidney disease and dialysis, food and nutrition advice for dementia and chronic diseases.
Recommendations may include diet modification, nutrition plans, including oral nutrition supplements and enteral feeds to the client and their carers. Interpreters are available if required.

Community Health Dietitians provide individual assessment, support and education to promote the health and wellbeing of our clients. Nutrition education is focussed on the management of complex and chronic health conditions and nutritional support for malnourished clients. Nutritional care can be provided to both clients and their carer's with an aim to support the nutrition goals of our clients and improve their understanding of the role of nutrition on the health, as well as help them to retain their strength and independence as they age.