Safer Mealtimes, Better Care in Aged Care

Swallowing support for:

Aged Care Facility

In aged care, mealtime management is a critical component of resident safety and quality care. We partner with facility managers, care coordinators, nurses, and kitchen teams to reduce choking risk, meet IDDSI compliance, and ensure residents enjoy their food safely.

Your facility may be managing residents who:

  • Require texture-modified diets following IDDSI guidelines

  • Dysphagia related to stroke, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, or other neurological conditions

  • Experience fatigue impacting mealtime safety

  • Need support from staff with varied levels of training

Combining comprehensive swallowing assessments with hands-on staff training, our support aims to help your team meet compliance requirements, reduce incident risk, and provide a better dining experience for residents.

Our goal is to give your team the skills, knowledge, and confidence to deliver safe and enjoyable mealtimes, every day for every resident.

Our Services that will be helpful to you:

At Swallowing and Dysphagia Support, we understand the unique challenges aged care homes face, from busy shifts to changing resident needs. We are here to support your staff, your kitchen, and your residents with clear, hands-on swallowing education and clinical support.

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Our Service Aims to Help your Team to:

  • Reduce the risk of choking and feeding-related incidents

  • Support residents with safe, respectful mealtimes

  • Improve team confidence and consistency

  • Meet quality and compliance standards

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Why Aged Care Homes Choose Us

Reduce Choking Risk

Support safer mealtimes across your facility.

We help staff understand early warning signs, apply safe feeding techniques, and reduce the likelihood of incidents.

Support Compliance & Accreditation 

Align with Aged Care Quality Standards.

We provide documentation, training records, and practical support that helps you meet Standards.

Build Staff Confidence

Plain language training that sticks.

We make swallowing safety clear and easy to apply. Even for new or casual staff. Training is practical, respectful, and based on real examples.

Improve Kitchen Consistency 

Bring IDDSI into daily kitchen practice.

We work with your chefs to test textures, review seasonal menus, and align meals with current swallowing guidelines.

What We Offer to
Aged Care Homes

Staff Training

We provide plain language, practical training for:

  • Carers and nurses:

    safe feeding strategies, early warning signs, choking risk

  • Kitchen staff:

    IDDSI training and real-time testing of your actual meals

  • Managers:

    support with policy, workflow, and documentation

Our training is designed to fit within your real world routines, no complex theory or jargon.Includes live demonstrations, hands-on testing, and time for staff to ask questions.

Delivered on-site in Sydney.

Available as one-off sessions or part of a training bundle.

Swallowing Assessments

We offer on-site swallowing reviews for residents who:

  • Cough or choke during meals

  • Have known dysphagia or progressive conditions

  • Have had recent changes in their eating or drinking abilities

 Each assessment includes:

  • A respectful mealtime observation

  • IDDSI-based recommendations

  • A short written report that’s easy for your team to follow

  • Follow-up support or communication with families if needed  

Menu & Kitchen Support

We also work directly with your chefs and kitchen team to:

  • Check textures and consistency of your meals

  • Review your seasonal menus

  • Offer practical, low-cost ways to align with IDDSI guidelines

  • Reduce variation between shifts and staff

This is a key point of difference in our service. We help you bring safety into the kitchen, not just the care floor.