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Latest food and nutritional spending data in residential aged care indicates a significant improvement compared to 2021, aged care peak chief Tom Symondson says.
The Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA)'s response comes after a Food and Nutrition 2021-21 report found that 75 per cent of Australia's aged care providers are spending over $10 a day on food per resident each day.
Total expenditure on food also increased each quarter over 2022 from $13.94 to $15.00.
Earlier last month, aged care providers faced scrutiny after multiple reports revealed more than 1,500 homes spent less than $10 per resident per day on food between June and December 2021.
"I'm really excited by the positive signs I'm seeing while visiting facilities – we're doing much better," Symondson says.
Join Aged Care Insite's conversation with Symondson about the Aged Care Quality Indicators concerning food delivery and the creative ways providers are upping their game during meal times.
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