Dietitians and the New Support at Home System: What’s Changing

The introduction of Support at Home isn’t just changing provider operations — it’s reshaping how dietitians work with older Australians. 
 
Under the new model, nutrition and dietetics are classified as essential clinical supports. That means client nutrition risk must be assessed, prescribed, and monitored with documented evidence — a significant step toward embedding clinical nutrition into mainstream aged care. 
 
For many dietitians, Home Care has been an underutilised domain. Limited funding, inconsistent referrals, and admin-heavy processes made it difficult to engage meaningfully. 
 
Support at Home changes that equation. It opens a clear, structured pathway for dietitians to contribute to client outcomes — supported by digital tools and streamlined funding. 
 
At Eat Well Health, we’ve built our model around this opportunity: 
- Online client nutrition screening based on validated tools such as the MNA-SF.
- Dietitian review and electronic prescription upload. 
- Direct product delivery to clients’ homes. 
- Ongoing monitoring and automatic reporting. 
 
This is more than efficiency. It’s about redefining how dietitians connect with clients and Home Care Providers — without the barriers that once made clinical nutrition hard to scale. 
 
Support at Home provides clear funding streams for nutrition interventions, meaning dietitians can focus on clinical outcomes, not chasing approvals or managing paperwork. 
 
As the system changes, dietitians have a chance to lead. By adopting digital tools and collaborating with providers, they can ensure nutrition becomes a standard — not an afterthought — in Home Care. 
 
At Eat Well Health, our mission is to make that collaboration seamless. Together, we can make nutrition a measurable part of ageing well. 
 
Learn more about how we work with dietitians at https://eatwellhealth.com.au/pages/dietitian-support. 
 
— Andrew Martin, Founder, Eat Well Health Pty Ltd