Hospitality

Food and nutrition in residential care remain a top priority for the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission. However, the Food, Nutrition and Dining Unit potentially faces months of uncertainty as its current funding allocation nears the end of its cycle – while the 2025 Budget hinges on federal election results. 

Food and nutrition standards in aged care will be enhanced thanks to the new Aged Care Act’s successful passage through Parliament.

Nothing beats good quality, nutritional food, and for Resthaven’s Michael Burton delivering quality meals across their 12 residential care homes every day is the goal.

The Government’s food, nutrition and dining hotline has been up and running for over a year, and with a $7.4 million price tag there are lofty expectations surrounding it and other food and nutrition reforms.

With four in ten aged care residents malnourished, aged care has a problem it cannot sweep under the rug.

In a new study, we’ve found four in ten older Australians living in residential aged care are not receiving enough of the right types of nutrients, resulting in loss of weight and muscle. This is known as malnutrition.

Innovation, care and quality. This is what the aged care sector strives for to ensure every resident or home care client receives the best possible care.

The Department of Health and Aged Care’s recent webinar appearance focused on Quality Standards improvements, but they were also called to attention by concerns over the Maggie Beer Foundation’s impact.

The Aged Care Commission’s heightened focus on food and nutrition was on show as a recent webinar appearance highlighted improvement areas for aged care hospitality.

Tracking food consumption can be difficult to achieve when the right processes are not in place. Not paying attention to food wastage or not responding to changes in a resident’s health status can contribute to malnutrition.