Advantage Nutrition provides a range of services for a variety of clients, including aged care clients, disabled clients, those suffering from spinal cord or acquired brain injury and those transitioning to enteral nutrition.

Advantage Nutrition services include:

• Menu assessment
• Recipe assessment
• Disability Nutrition and Dietetic Assessment (individual client assessments, client reports, weight audits, eating and drinking plans, bowel protocols etc.)
• Aged Care Assessments (individual client assessments, client reports, weight audits, eating and drinking plans, bowel protocols etc.)
• Policy Development in all areas of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Service
• Competency based education on current nutrition issues
• Development of nutrition education

Please visit the website or contact Advantage Nutrition on 0427 592 730 and carmel [at] advantagenutrition.com.au for more information.

St John Ambulance ACT provides a range of quality first aid training to the public and businesses within Canberra. The training gives participants the skills, knowledge and confidence to successfully treat common injuries and possibly save a life.

Their first aid training courses include:

• Provide First Aid (previously known as Senior First Aid), teaching essential skills to help an ill or injured person at work or in the home
• CPR, teaching skills needed to revive someone who is unconscious and not breathing normally using Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Defibrillation
• Asthma and Anaphylaxis in the Workplace, teaching skills to recognise and respond to asthmatic or anaphylactic emergencies (including the use of inhalers and adrenaline auto-injectors)

Please visit the website or contact St John Ambulance ACT on (02) 6282 2399 and coursebookings [at] stjohnact.com.au for more information.

Belconnen Community Service (BCS) Community Transport is an ACT wide door-to-door transport service with a focus on promoting participants’ independence and community involvement. The service is available for people who are ageing, recovering from a medical condition or living with disability, and who live independently in the community (carers of participants may also use the service).

BCS Community Transport run two services:

• Community Cars, which runs 7 days per week from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and provides transport to medical and paramedical appointments, shopping trips and social and recreational activities
• Community Bus, which operates Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and focuses on transport for group outings and social and recreational activities

Please visit the website or contact BCS on (02) 6278 8124 and transport [at] bcsact.com.au for more information.

Rosella Occupational Therapy are experienced in providing services to older people; people with dementia, chronic disease (heart, lung, circulation issues), neurological conditions and orthopaedic conditions (e.g. after hip replacement, broken bone); and people with severe mental health conditions. They are a home visiting service for the ACT and local NSW areas and work closely with community services and local equipment supply and building businesses.

Rosella Occupational Therapy services include:

• Designing home modifications e.g. rails, ramps, bathroom access
• Prescribing assistive equipment and aids e.g. walkers, kitchen tools, hospital beds
• Recommending ways to reduce fall risks
• Devising safer or easier ways to do things e.g. cooking, gardening, dressing
• Producing living skills development programs
• Providing advice about on support needs
• Referrals to other services as required

Please visit the website or contact Rosella Occupational Therapy on 0457 206 492 and info [at] rosellaot.com.au for more information.