Nutrition coaching and support for carers of elders at home

Jo Pannabecker, Dietitian

Help your elder thrive with the right nutrition

Many families are caring for elderly parents, grandparents, whanāu and friends.

We want our elders to age with dignity and to continue as valued members of our family and society. They may live with us or we may be supporting them to remain independent in their own home.

Nutrition is a key part of their care.

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Elders At My Table provides nutrition coaching and support for carers of elders at home

There’s a lot of interest in managing frailty, malnutrition and food quality in care homes and hospitals, but little proactive support available for families and carers looking after their elders at home.

This is where Elders At My Table can help.

We know elders want to remain independent and usually prefer to live in their own home or with whanāu. Living well in older age relies on maintaining good health, and good health is driven by good nutrition.

We all need to change up our food choices as we age to stay healthy, hold off frailty and maintain our independence. Aging often affects our ability to enjoy and utilise our food, so our diets need to adapt to work around those changes.

Food is more than just nutrition

It holds our culture, values, history and relationships.

Dietary changes need to be meaningful and enjoyable, and not just good clinical practice. This challenge alone can make nutrition care complicated!

Carers deserve the support they need to keep their elder safely and enjoyably at home.

You know your elder best, but there can be many pieces of the puzzle to get right.

Let me help you with the nutrition piece. I can give you what you need as the primary carer to make nutrition decisions with confidence.

Hi, I’m Jo.

You deserve easy access to nutrition coaching and support to help keep your elder safely independent and enjoying being at home.

Having a knowledgeable, skilled and supportive professional companion to help you get the right nutrition information to shop, prepare and cook for elderly whanāu can make all the difference.

I help by offering

Strategic nutrition support for elders to remain independent
Training on the nutritional needs for elders
Practical problem solving to produce inclusive family meals
Nutrition education for chronic health conditions including dysphagia, diabetes, COPD, heart disease, diarrhoea and constipation, dementia, and Parkinson’s.

Provide food all the family can enjoy together

You don’t have to make different meals for everyone at the table. With coaching you can confidently make meals everyone will love, without blowing the budget or spending hours in the kitchen.

Confidently manage special diets

Learn about foods can help manage medical conditions commonly seen in our elders. With support you’ll soon feel confident that the food you’re providing is maximising their wellbeing.

Know you’re supporting their independence

With the right information you can help your elder remain independent with confidence in their own home. Helping them stay social and a valued part of their community.