NDIS Dietitians

The only nutrition professional recognised by the NDIS

Unlock your potential with food and nutrition.

Enhance your therapy and support with the right tools from our NDIS dietitian

 

Everyone, regardless of physical or cognitive challenges, deserves a nutritious, balanced diet that meets their unique needs.  Whether you face mobility issues, sensory sensitivities, or cognitive differences, working with a NDIS dietitian is crucial for improving your overall well-being. Complete nutrition not only supports your physical health but also maximises the benefits of therapies and empowers you to achieve greater independence and community involvement.

 

Good Nutrition supports well-being and Independence

  • Boost mood and well-being: A nutrient-rich diet can elevate your mood and reduce symptoms of depression, leading to a more positive outlook on life.

 

  • Promote mobility and independence: Managing a healthy weight is key to preventing chronic conditions like diabetes, stroke, heart disease, and cancer. A balanced diet combined with regular exercise helps maintain mobility and independence.

 

  • Enhance self-care and autonomy: Tailored meal plans and shopping recommendations empower individuals with disabilities to take control of their self-care, fostering confidence and personal choice.

 

  • Maximise therapeutic outcomes: Meeting your nutrition needs is essential for cognitive, behavioral, and physical health. Malnutrition, even in overweight individuals, can result in diminished strength, cognitive decline, and weakened immunity, which can hinder your progress in therapy.

We Are Here to Support Your Nutritional Needs

Our NDIS dietitians are dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people with disabilities. Here are some common reasons why clients seek our expertise:

  • Customized meal plans tailored to your specific needs and goals
  • Addressing weight concerns that impact independence
  • Managing picky eating habits and limited food choices
  • Resolving gut and bowel issues that make daily life more challenging
  • Supporting nutrition to alleviate depression and low mood
  • Enhancing healing for pressure injuries or slow-healing wounds
  • Assistance in accessing ready-made meals
  • Education and training for clients and caregivers on essential nutrition topics like:
    • label reading
    • good choices at the supermarket
    • simple recipes 
    • how to balance meals 
    • eating on a budget
    • healthy eating out
    • Healthy cooking strategies

FAQ

Our fees are as per our fees page and will depend on who you see in our practice. We don’t charge different rates for NDIS funded clients.  Our hourly rate is based on our normal appointment fees.  You can see all of our fees here

We can no longer offer bulk-billed appointments due to the rising living costs and the level of skills and experience that our dietitians have. We want everyone to be able to access good quality health care so we offer a shorter initial appointment for those who need it. This reduces the initial outlay but there will be less time for us to provide eating plans and advice.  A shorter initial appointment will also lead to a shorter gap between follow-up appointments.  Have a look our fees to consider the best appointment type for you. The Medicare rebate is $58 (as at July 2023)

Click here for a full list of our fees

Fees and Rebates

You don’t need a referral to see a dietitian and you can still use private health for a rebate on the fees. A care plan from your GP is required to access Medicare rebates however. 

Yes some of our dietitians can visit you in your home. This is particularly useful if you have disabilities or health issues that prevent you from easily accessing our clinic or if your home provides opportunities for assessing your dietary intake or education e.g. meal/recipe development.   

If you are a DVA card holder with a referral from your GP or specialist, we can provide home visits without any gap payment. 

Otherwise, our fees for home visits are $110 for the first visit and $80 for subsequent visits. Visits that involve more than 20km travel one way will incur additional travel fees.  We also offer telehealth (phone or via Zoom) appointments. 

You can use NDIS funding to see our dietitians If you have a plan manager or are self-managed. When booking please provide your plan manager’s details including their contact number and email address for invoices.  

Our receptionist will give you call to pay over the phone either before or just after you appointment. For regular clients we may send an invoice for payment by electronic bank transfer. 

This varies depending on who you see. Some of our dietitians have a wait of up to 4 weeks where an others will be within a week. Please speak to our receptionist about the current wait times for the dietitian you have in mind. 

Strong woman

 

After years of working with NDIS-funded clients, we’ve put together a package of our most popular NDIS dietitian services to address the nutrition needs of the majority of our customers. This package is offered over a 12-month period and contains a variety of tools and highly tailored resources to assist our clients in living their best independent lives!

Support coordinators can save time scheduling separate and ad hoc services while also ensuring that their clients have access to a comprehensive nutrition support programme. Individuals, care teams, and families will receive quarterly reports on progress and plans for the next quarter.

For additional information about our package and individual services, please contact our administrative team.

How to refer

If you wish to include a dietitian in your care plan. Please call or complete our referral form below and we will be in touch to discuss your needs and arrange an appointment at a suitable location and time. 

Referral form

Funding

We can support clients who are self or plan managed under the following support categories:

  • Core – Assistance with Daily Life – Therapy supports

  • Capacity Building – Improved Health and Wellbeing

  • Capacity Building – Improved Daily Living

 

We charge the same hourly rate for NDIS and non-NDIS clients.