Supporting healthy ageing by engaging dietetic services

Good nutrition is essential for all of us, but even more important as we age. Despite this there is still limited knowledge within the general community and the aged care sector about the role of a dietician and the valuable support they can offer. In this episode, we welcome Lisa Renn, National Clinical Lead for Dietetics at EACH who shares her passion and expertise in working with older people to support their dietary requirements and independence at home. 

In addition to busting some myths about dietetics, Lisa provides some great insights about how our dietary needs change over time, and how service providers can contribute to people’s overall wellbeing by asking some simple nutrition assessment questions. Lisa’s practical and person-centred approach to supporting good nutrition is refreshing and encourages service providers to promote and engage older people in discussions about food and food intake using relevant referral pathways.

To view the nutrition assessment tool Lisa developed visit the ESDT website