Our Approach
We provide Registered Dietitians, Diet Technicians, Food Service Managers, Culinary Experts with interim and long-term Contracts. With our nationwide network, we can provide nutrition and food service expertise in a variety of settings.
Our exemplary staff members include registered dietitians who earned the distinctions of Certified Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) and Certified Nutrition Support Clinicians from the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN). Our Food Service experts are include chefs, certified dietary managers and are Serv Safe Certified.
Beyond their degree and credentialing, our team receives ongoing training on state and federal regulations, industry trends, and best practices.
Each nutrition professional is handpicked to be the best fit for you. Their credentialing is verified, their background is checked, and their medical requirements are completed.
Before a staff member can start providing services, they are fully trained in all aspects of their job that include onsite training.
They work closely with our leadership team with a combined experience of over 100 years that guides and mentors them at all times.
Our specialties:
Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Centers
Assisted Living Facilities
Memory Care Facilities
Acute Care Community Hospitals
Area Agencies on Aging
ICF/DD facilities
Long-Term Acute Care(LTAC)
Dialysis Centers
Outpatient Clinics
Diabetes Education
Bariatric Centers
Mental Health Clinics
Rehabilitation Facilities
Substance Abuse Clinics
Corporate Wellness
Behavioral Health Hospitals
An approach that surpasses expectation
Our proven approach includes an assigned nutrition professional who is well-trained and highly skilled in their area of expertise. They receive ongoing support in all your protocols from regional directors of operation who are also registered dietitians and food service experts. The additional support of our regional directors of operations will ensure that your services are personalized and delivered beyond your expectations. We work as a cohesive team to ensure your needs and expectations are exceeded. Informed by your own individualized menus, policies, and resources, Dietary Solutions has all infrastructure, knowledge base, and resources needed to create a nutrition and food service operation at your facilities that you can be proud of.
On the Ground Dietitians/Diet Technicians
Your local nutrition professional is fully onboarded and trained in all your corporate or facility-specific protocols. We support your local nutritional professional to meet and understand your requirements even as they evolve and provide them with all the resources, materials, and support to provide you the best service at all times.
Regional Support
Our team of professional and dedicated Regional Directors of Operations are highly skilled and experienced Dietitians in place as an additional resource to you and your facility team or organization. The Regional Director of Operations functions as your one point of contact for any of your needs and provides you with the best customer support.
Industry Leading Experts
Our customers expect the best and our senior leadership team provides the level of customer support and expertise to far exceed any expectation. Our hands-on style gives us in-depth knowledge of your facilities, organization, and goals. We strive to ensure Dietary Solutions provides first-class service and expertise to all we serve.
Empowering change
Dietitian Services
We have a robust learning management system that is available to all our staff with the most current resources at their fingertips. Our mentorship program has been proven to be a great support for those focused on learning a new area of practice.
Interim Dietitian Services
It can take upwards of 12 weeks to find a dietitian. Whether coverage is needed to cover a vacation, special projects, medical or maternity leave, or a transition between employees, Dietary Solutions can meet your interim staffing needs.
You can depend on us to keep your clinical documentation current and help you stay compliant with regulations during times of transition. Dietary Solutions will fill this vacant position with our extensive network of talented interim professionals who can step into this role seamlessly. Our interim service will allow you to focus on finding the ideal candidate or let Dietary Solutions recruit that candidate for you.
Consultant Dietitian Services
Leave the compliance, audits, and assessments to us. When you choose Dietary Solutions as your trusted partner, we will provide you with the most skilled nutritional professional who will complete all the required nutrition assessments, kitchen audits, person-centered care planning, and wound healing interventions.
Our staff are qualified and experienced registered dietitians, diet technicians, and nutrition associates. We take care of interviewing, checking references, verifying credentials, completing background checks, performing competency evaluations, and the day-to-day scheduling, management, and ongoing training. We cover our own time off and your services will continue uninterrupted.
Our services are more cost-efficient than hiring your own dietitian by you not accruing the cost of recruiting, hiring, training, wages, worker’s compensation, paid time off, insurance/benefits, and payroll taxes – all the while being able to provide higher quality nutritional care.
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Survey Management
Dietary Solutions has an excellent track record when it comes to survey success in healthcare communities. Our unparalleled management team is highly skilled and well trained in all areas of regulatory compliance in both clinical nutrition and food service operations.
Pre-Survey
Pre-survey audits conducted by our registered dietitians provide facilities with a comprehensive evaluation of the dietary department, including clinical nutrition and food service operations. This process identifies areas in need of improvement to achieve regulatory compliance and quality outcomes. Our staff members provide you with a written report of findings with recommendations for correction. We are also available to collaborate with you to implement the required changes.
In-Process Survey
We assist facilities during the active survey with on-site support, citation mitigation, and immediate plans of correction.
Post-Survey
Our team will write a plan of correction, provide support throughout the implementation process and provide training to staff in order to get you back into compliance. If your facility receives a survey citation in the area of clinical nutrition and/or food service, our registered dietitians are ready to address the correction with urgency. Our team will write a plan of correction, provide support throughout the implementation process and provide training to staff in order to get you back into compliance.
Nourishing loved ones
Older Americans Act Nutrition Program
We have a deep understanding of the OAA regulations as well as from a resource development and implementation standpoint. We aim to improve the nutritional intake of Older Americans in the community and contribute to increased socialization and bring seniors together in settings where they can also be privy to additional health-related information and services. This all supports older Americans and their caregivers with healthy aging at home.
Our goal is to promote exceptional senior nutrition in our communities in Ohio and nationwide. When you choose Dietary Solutions as your Older Americans Act (OAA) Nutrition Program consultant, you get access to experts at all levels with experience in senior centers, councils on aging, meals on wheels, and other senior nutrition programs in congregate and home settings.
Education & Training
We have experience developing and implementing education and training materials as well as presenting them at live and virtual meetings and conferences.
Resource Toolkits & Materials
We develop materials and content designed to improve the nutrition and regulatory knowledge of industry professionals as well as individuals and organizations in the community. Development and implementation of toolkits and learning modules to train and educate other industry professionals and individuals in the community.
Menu & Recipe Development
We understand the importance of adjusting menus to meet the individual preferences of Older Americans in a variety of communities with diverse ethnic backgrounds. Our dietitians are experts in menu and recipe development and review for meals under OAA requirements. We incorporate the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendations and meet the requirements for each meal to provide >33% of the Daily Recommended Intakes (DRIs) for Older Americans. We coordinate with our clients to create menus that are well accepted by the seniors they serve and meet their needs related to special dietary needs, cultural choices, and medically tailored meals.