Nutrition and Diet with Cura Aged Care
Personalised, culturally sensitive nutrition care that supports your independence and wellbeing
Good nutrition plays a vital role in staying healthy, strong, and independent. Our Dietetic Service provides personalised, culturally respectful nutrition support designed to meet your unique needs, preferences, and traditions.
Recognising that our community is multicultural, we approach nutrition through the lens of cultural humility. This means we listen first, honour your lived experiences, and work alongside you to ensure your nutrition care reflects your lifestyle, routines, and cultural food traditions.
- Registered Charity
- Cultural Safety & Language Match
- 20+ Years Servicing the Senior Community
- Consistent & Stable Support
Our Accredited Practising Dietitian
Our nutrition care is led by Dr Fatemeh Haidari (PhD, APD), an experienced Accredited Practising Dietitian who provides tailored support with kindness, respect, and cultural awareness. Whether you want to improve your diet, manage a health condition, or maintain your independence at home, Fatemeh is here to support you and help you stay independent and healthy at home.
How We Support You
We offer a wide range of professional dietetic services, including:
- Comprehensive nutrition assessments, including muscle and fat mass analysis
- Help manage conditions like diabetes and heart disease
- Prescribe nutrition supplements when needed
- Help with age-related nutrition needs (low appetite, malnutrition, unintentional weight loss, constipation and chronic diseases management)
- Meal plans tailored to your culture and preferences
- Support to access prepared meal services
- Tips to boost energy, strength and immunity
- Easy guidance for cooking, shopping and food choices
- Small group nutrition sessions at our Wellness Centre and more
How to Access Our Services
Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP)
If you are a participant in the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP), please contact My Aged Care to request a referral code for dietitian services. You can ask for this code to be sent directly to Cura Aged Care.
Support at Home Program
If you are part of the Support at Home program, speak with your Care Partner to include dietitian services in your Support at Home plan.
External Providers
Book an Appointment
Once you have access through your program, you can book your appointment with Dr Fatemeh Haidari, either at home or at our office.
Join us and receive personalised nutrition care tailored to your needs.
Some services need to be charged GST, such as services delivered by subcontractors, and GST is included in the cost entered in the quote.
No, we do not charge anything if you stop using our services.
We work together on your annual budget taking into account your personal situation. All services are recorded and a monthly statement will be issued. Statements are sent out on a monthly basis or as requested.
Depending on you or your carer’s abilities, you can have high customer control which will save on care management fees. We don’t currently offer full self management but will discuss with you the option to have high or low customer control. Your personal care advisor can assist you with this arrangement as part of your budget/quote development.
Depending on the package level and the level of customer control there are different percentages. Examples of percentages are in our budget spreadsheet. Your Care Advisor can show you on the budget spreadsheet when we first visit.
Yes, the level of consumer involvement and control may vary. This could range from a high level of involvement, particularly in areas such as care coordination, to very little or no active involvement. Home Care Package care levels are allocated 1, 2, 3 and 4, with supplements for different conditions, for example, Dementia.
This will depend on the Home Care Package you have been assessed for and what you would like to include in the package. CÜRA also offers private services to top up your package and other funded programs that may be able to top up the package.
Yes, any subsidy or care fees paid to CÜRA while you are on leave must be included in the regular statement of income and expenditure provided to you. Unspent funds will accumulate in your account.
