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Your at Home Medical Nutritional Therapy Services

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I provide a variety of services to individuals and healthcare residential communities.

Long-Term Care Assisted and Residential Living communities receive expert consultation based on years of experience in the industry. My knowledge and compassion help gain the respect and trust of administration, managers, employees and surveyors. 

Services to individuals are individualized and include wellness and chronic disease management with a friendly, understanding and empathetic approach. I can help you by simplifying your favorite recipes and decreasing calories, fat, salt and sugar while retaining all the flavors you're familiar with and enjoy.  

​Private Counseling
For your comfort & convenience, counseling sessions are scheduled in the privacy of your home. Understanding busy schedules, I also offer telephone, on-line and Skype sessions. The initial session includes one-on-one interview & review of your questionnaire. Follow-up sessions provide anopportunity to discuss your nutritional evaluation & opportunities for changes that lead to improving your well-being. The guidelines included help ensure your lifestyle plan progress. 
Payment Choices
Payment choices include payment directly from client.
  • Credit cards
  • Cash is accepted
  • Personal checks have to clear before appointment day 
Home Health Services
As the population ages, today's choice "to age in place" is a reality. Providing nutritional counseling to home-bound individuals is an important part of their recovery. I'm experienced in applying the appropriate evidence based nutrition intervention strategies for a specific diagnosis.  Working with your patient's healthcare team, care givers in the home and the attending physician, individualized diet and meal guidelines are designed to meet our needs, taste, budget and lifestyle. 
Payment Choices
No out of pocket cost to patient when approved & pre-arranged with Home Health agency. Otherwise cash or credit card payments (see choices in Private Counseling column)
Hospice Care Services
Approaching the end of one's life is a momentous personal event affecting the individual & loved ones. This is an important time to provide seamless & worry-free support. Appropriate nutrition for the end-of-life stage with consideration given to their wishes and family's solace should not interfere with this process but become part of it. Unnecessary nutrition intervention at this time may cause more pain than comfort, & if palliative care is desired, I will work with you and your hospice team. My experience in this area helps families feel at ease and choose the best course of action for their loved ones. 
Payment Choices
No out of pocket cost to patient when approved & pre-arranged with Hospice agency. Otherwise cash or credit card payments (see choices in Private Counseling column)
​Wellness,  Lifestyle
​& Healthy Living
  • Weight management
  • Recipe analysis & modifications
  • Cooking classes & demonstrations
  • Allergies  
Therapeutic Nutrition
  • ​Weight loss or weight gain
  • Enteral nutrition
  • Chronic Kidney Disease & Hemodialysis
  • Blood pressure management
  • Diabetes prevention & blood sugar control
  • ​Food sensitivities
Your At Home Rates
  • Initial Home MNT assessment: $175.oo per visit
  • Followup MNT: $150.00 per visit
  • Follow-up phone consults: $65 per call prorated in 15 minute increments.
  • Home visits over 60 miles incur a travel fee of $50 per hour prorated in 15 minute increments

Your Consulting Services

I specialize in providing consultation to residential and assisted living communities & group homes for adults with mental & developmental disabilities & congregate living centers with sub-acute long-term care for physically compromised individuals. My individualized services assist the owner, administrators & managers to maximize their time while navigating through the compliance process of licensing & attaining budgetary compliance while meeting client satisfaction. Fees are provided when proposal is requested. 
Residential & Assisted
​Living Communities
 Congregate Living Communities
Group Homes
Available services include development & implementation of nutritional services operational procedures, regulatory requirements compliance, communication with healthcare team & staff training & education & review &/or revisions of menus & recipes. Conduct client quarterly, semi-annual & annual nutritional assessment & recommendations, meeting attendance & telephone consultation as needed. Group Home menus & recipes are available for purchase.  Contact me for information or place your orders directly on this website. 

Telephone

562-325-7065

Email

cassensdigna@gmail.com