FOI 25-0310 LD MO – Correspondence With Maggie Beer Foundation

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The Maggie Beer Foundation wrote to newly appointed Health Minister Mark Butler in July 2022 requesting departmental collaboration on aged care food and nutrition standards. The foundation outlined its work establishing a multi-disciplinary alliance of chefs, scientists, and dietitians following recommendations from a National Congress on Food, Nutrition and the Dining Experience. The foundation highlighted problems with food and nutrition in aged care identified by the Royal Commission and detailed existing initiatives including 11 online training modules for aged care cooks and chefs distributed through Altura Learning, targeting over 8,000 aged care homes. The correspondence proposes working with the Department to strengthen aged care quality standards and guidelines in nutrition and dining experiences. The second document excerpt is incomplete but appears to show departmental response correspondence.