Domiciliary Dietitian

The Domiciliary Dietitian Service is designed to assess, diagnose and treat diet and nutrition problems. This service aims to provide access to housebound senior citizens to obtain a comprehensive dietetic assessment.

WHAT YOU’LL GET

The service includes:

Initial dietetic assessment and follow-up visits according to the client’s needs
Advice on the appropriate diet for specific clinical/medical conditions
Training, advice and support to caregivers or other healthcare professionals

ELIGIBILITY

All Maltese citizens and foreigners holding a Maltese ID number that are:

Housebound senior citizens having 60+ years of age

Criteria for Referral

Clients being initiated on enteral feed or deemed nil by mouth by Speech Language Pathologist
Clients on enteral feed via NG / PEG/ RIG tube
Change in clinical condition which demands review of enteral feed
Clients on trial without NGT
Clients with significant weight loss

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Filled in application form
Medical Report signed by the General Practitioner which is to include:
- List of Prescribed Medications (if applicable)
- Food and nutrition-related history
- Current diet orders/feeding regimen (if applicable)

If you wish to download and fill in this application, please follow this link

If you have any suggestions, recommendations and complaints, kindly get in touch

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