Meet meal requirements. Strengthen compliance. Improve nutrition.
Lifecare Homecare’s Menu & Meal review service is a practical, dietitian-led service designed for CHSP and community aged care providers delivering meals at home, in day programs or respite settings.
Enquire nowOur Menu & Meal review helps you:
- Understand exactly what applies to your service
- Meet meal requirements with confidence
- Strength nutrition quality and client satisfaction
- Demonstrative compliance clear and professionally
A smarter, simpler way to meet meal requirements
If your organisation delivers meals, snacks or drinks as part of funded aged care services, new requirements are now in place, and they apply whether meals are prepared in-house or subcontracted.
Our Menu & Meal Review Service gives you a clear pathway to compliance while improving the quality, consistency and appeal of the meals you provide to older people.
Enquire nowOur Menu and Meal Services
All our services are customisable so please reach out to us if more recipe analyses, service development meetings or training are required.
Initial Menu and Meal assessment
A practical starting point to understand your current position – $2,500 +GST. Includes:
- Review of menus, meals, snacks and beverages
- Nutrient analysis of set recipes using Foodworks software
- Review of third-party suppliers (where applicable)
- Two stakeholder meetings
- Clear practical recommendations
Annual Menu and Meal review
Designed to meet annual dietitian assessment requirements and support audits and accreditations, and is available for all future annual reviews once an initial assessment has been completed with our team – $1,500 +GST. Includes:
- Annual evaluation of meals, snacks and beverages
- Nutrient and menu compliance and quality review
- Additional or updated recipe and menu analysis
- One stakeholder meeting
- Audit – ready documentation aligned to accreditation expectations
Quality Improvement Project Support and Staff Training
Targeted support to strengthen systems, skills and sustainability – $400-$800 +GST. Includes:
- Food and nutrition policy development
- Recipe standardisation
- Food allergy and intolerance management
- Guidance and recipe development on specialised diets (eg: vegetarian, gluten-free, texture modified diets)
- Staff training, including texture modified diet (TMD) preparation
Why providers choose Lifecare Homecare
We understand aged care. Our approach balances regulatory requirements, real-world operations, and what matters most the wellbeing and dignity of older people.
We work collaboratively with providers to:
- Improve nutrition, hydration and meal quality
- Meet meal requirements with confidence
- Reduce compliance stress
- Be audit- ready with clear, professional documentation
- Improve client satisfaction
FAQs
From 1 November 2025, providers delivering meals, snacks and rinks through funded in-home aged care services must meet new meal requirements under the Aged Care Act 2024 and Aged Care rules 2025.
These include:
- Annual Dietitian assessment
- Evidence-based nutrition standards
- A quality assurance framework focused on continuous improvement
Yes. Even when meals are subcontracted, your organisations remains responsible for compliance.
We can:
- Review supplier documentation, or
- Assess the meals you provide through third-party suppliers
Absolutely. Our service model is intentionally affordable and flexible, designed to support smaller providers without overburdening teams or budgets.
On-site assessments are encouraged for sites within Perth Metro area. If there are any constraints, contact us to discuss feasible options.
You’ll receive clear, professional documentation suitable for:
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Certificate of compliance
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Menu and meal review report and recommendations
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Agreed quality assurance project and planning
Yes. We can provide practical, targeted training tailored to your service.
Ready to get started?
Whether you’re preparing for upcoming changes or want to strength your approach, we’ll help you take the next step with confidence.
Our team is available to assist you from 9am – 8pm (AET) Monday to Friday.
Contact us by calling, emailing or submitting an enquiry using the contact form below.