Released February 2021 - Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) play an important role in improving health outcomes of Tasmanian residents and Australians, with investment in dietetic clinical governance and leadership critical to address the existing deficiencies in this area, as well as the poor access to dietetics services.

Released January 2021 - Reforms to aged care systems are required to better support the health of older Australians. This group have reduced capacity to care for themselves, making it vital to improve the standards of food, nutrition and dining experiences for those in aged care facilities.

Released March 2021 - Additional learning, in the form of a new educational unit for all workers within the aged care and disability sectors, should be introduced to give employees a more contemporary, informed view on ageing. A standardised unit across both sectors would be ideal, due to regular crossover of employees between the two areas of work.

Released January 2021 - The Federal Budget should allocate funds dedicated to improving and protecting the nutritional health and wellbeing of Australians, acknowledging the importance of Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) in this area.

Our position on the need to train and equip aged care staff with the skills and training so they can provide best-practice nutrition care to residents.

Our position on the need for aged care services to prioritise food production and presentation for consumers.

Our position on improving food choice, and meeting individual needs and preferences within the aged care sector.

Our position on the need for nutritious and culturally-appropriate meals to be provided to aged care residents. Government investment is needed to improve food offerings and develop evidence-based National Meal Guidelines for aged care residents, home-delivered and centre-based meal programs.

Our position on establishing a national policy to improve the dining experience in residential aged care facilities.

We call on aged care providers to engage Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) to review the quality of food, nutrition and the dining experience annually.