NDIS Meal Preparation Support in Adelaide

NDIS meal preparation in Adelaide is help with planning, shopping for and cooking the meals you want to eat. Kindora Connect is a Registered NDIS Provider, and our support workers can cook with you, cook for you, or help you build the skills to do more yourself.

Good meals make a big difference to your energy and health, so we plan support around what you like to eat and any dietary advice you already have.

What does NDIS meal preparation support include?

Meal support is shaped around your kitchen, your tastes and your goals. It can include:

• planning meals for the week and writing a shopping list
• going with you to the shops, or putting away groceries when they arrive
• chopping, cooking and serving meals
• cooking extra portions to freeze for days without a visit
• following a meal plan or texture guidelines from your dietitian or speech pathologist
• cleaning up the kitchen after cooking

If you have swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) or need enteral feeding, those are disability-related health supports that need specific training. See our high intensity personal care page.

Who is meal preparation support for?

Meal support suits people who find cooking unsafe, exhausting or hard to plan. For example:

• you rely on takeaway because cooking after work or therapy is too tiring
• using knives, hot pans or the oven is not safe for you right now
• you have moved into your own home and want to learn to cook simple meals
• you need texture-modified meals and want them prepared the right way each time

How is meal preparation funded under the NDIS?

Help to prepare meals is usually funded under assistance with daily life in your core supports budget. The NDIS lists cooking among the everyday tasks this category can fund a support worker for.

If you want to learn to cook for yourself, your plan may also include capacity building funding for improved daily living. That funding is stated, which means it can only be used for the support described in your plan.

Your groceries are your own cost. NDIS funding pays for the support worker who helps you.

What does a typical meal preparation session look like?

Your worker arrives, and you look at the plan for the day: maybe a stir-fry for dinner and a batch of soup to freeze. You do the parts you are comfortable with, like washing vegetables, and your worker handles the rest or guides you through it.

Before they leave, the kitchen is clean, leftovers are labelled and dated, and you know what is ready for tomorrow.

How do we keep meal support safe?

Food safety and your health come first. We ask about allergies, dietary needs and any meal plan from a health professional, and your worker follows it every visit.

Our support workers are screened and hold First Aid and CPR. Under the NDIS Code of Conduct they must work with care and skill and speak up promptly about anything that might affect your safety, such as changes in appetite or trouble swallowing.

If you are a support coordinator, our step-by-step guide on how to make an NDIS referral shows what information helps us plan meal support.