Indicators of poor quality: Unplanned weight loss increases in aged care despite $350m government supplement - Media statement
26 Apr 2022
Dietitians Australia is demanding more accountability from the aged care sector following the release of last week’s Residential Aged Care Quality Indicators – October to December 2021. With…
AIHW report confirms unhealthy eating has become the new smoking - Media release
19 Apr 2022
A recent report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has confirmed that unhealthy eating is the new smoking with ‘overweight and obesity’ the number one risk factor contributing…
Nutrition linked to 4 out of 10 top complaints in aged care sector - Media release
07 Apr 2022
A recent Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s sector performance report has revealed an increase in complaints against aged care operators, with 1517 received in the quarter September 2021, to…
Funding for National Nutrition Policy one small step for government, one giant leap for Australia’s health and wellbeing - Media release
30 Mar 2022
Health and wellbeing advocates from around the nation are applauding the Federal Government’s acknowledgement of the need for a National Nutrition Policy framework to strategically address the ailing…
Australia eating its way to a sick planet - Media release
27 Mar 2022
Six and a half planet Earths would be needed to produce food by 2050 if the world were to adopt Australia’s eating habits.   A recently published position statement by Dietitians Australia revealed…