Dietitian Services

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About Dietitian Services

Brightwater’s dietitian services provide expertise in all aspects of diet, from nutrition and digestion to the mechanics of eating and drinking. Each client has an individual program designed to keep them healthy so they can maintain their independence as much as possible. Dietitian services include:

  • Therapeutic diets for conditions such as diabetes, dysphagia, etc.
  • Help with mealtime difficulty
  • Diets to improve bowel health 
  • Achieving and maintaining healthy weight
  • Tube feeding.
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What we do best

Brightwater’s Capacity Building Team provides support to people with complex disabilities so they can live as safely and independently as possible while working towards individual goals. They provide services to people who have an acquired or neurological disability, physical disability or psychosocial disability, including:

•    Acquired brain injury (ABI)
•    Stroke
•    Younger Onset Dementia (YOD)
•    Huntington’s disease
•    Parkinson’s disease
•    Multiple sclerosis
•    Damage to the brain caused by substance misuse or disease
•    Mental health conditions and behaviours
•    Physical disability.

How to get started

  Download Capacity Building Flyer

 

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Backed by research

Brightwater is the only WA disability services provider with a dedicated Research Centre. We collaborate with national and international universities to find innovative solutions to improve the quality of the lives of people we care for.

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