Nutrition in Dementia Care

Nutrition in Dementia Care is designed to provide care workers with practical strategies to overcome common nutritional challenges, enhancing both the nutritional health and mealtime experience for people living with dementia.

Suitable for people working in:
Residential Aged Care and Community Care

Online Course

  • Tier
    Foundational
  • Completion time
    1 hr
  • Certificate of completion
  • Cost
    Free for Australian workers

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Course Overview

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify the key nutritional requirements for people living with dementia.
  • Apply a food-first approach to care.
  • Recognise and address the common nutritional challenges in dementia care.

Course Details

Continuing Professional Development

Completion of this course provides 1 hour of continuing professional development. A Certificate of Completion is awarded upon successful completion.

Dementia Training Australia (DTA) and Nutrition Professionals Australia (NPA) have collaborated to bring you this course on the role of food and nutrition in dementia care. Combining DTA’s expertise in dementia education with NPA’s leading knowledge in aged care nutrition, this course provides practical, evidence-based strategies to enhance the well-being of people living with dementia.

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Benefits of Learning with DTA

  • Increase your knowledge of dementia
  • Ongoing access to review course content
  • Real life examples to help you put knowledge into practice
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Version history

  • Published: 08 Sep 2025
  • Updated: 10 Sep 2025
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