NDIS Meal Preparation

Maple Community Services can help with a myriad of Meal Preparation tasks based on your personal needs to ensure you are getting a healthy and balanced diet to improve your quality of life. These may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Constructing meal plans and menus
• Shopping for ingredients
• Preparing or assisting with cooking meals
• Washing up
• Helping with food storage and organisation
• Splitting food into daily meals

Yes. We take the time to understand your food preferences and any dietary requirements relevant to your support. Our team can work with you and your wider support network where specific guidance needs to be followed.

Yes. Meal preparation support can be arranged around your regular routine and approved supports. Speak with our team about the days and times you need assistance, and we can discuss availability.

Our team can discuss your meal support needs and the options available in your area. This may include assistance preparing meals at home or helping you understand suitable meal preparation and delivery arrangements based on your NDIS plan.

Yes. We can communicate with your Support Coordinator or Plan Manager to help coordinate your meal preparation services and ensure everyone has the information needed for your support arrangement.

At Maple, we are full service support providers. That means we go above and beyond to not just prepare your meals, but make sure that you are eating the best you can be.

• We have experience and empathy and will do all we can to improve your quality of life.
• We create relationships with our clients and provide a personalised service, getting to know your likes and dislikes, as well as your nutritional needs.
• We will take into consideration your personal needs when we go about our food purchasing and preparing.
• We are trustworthy, timely, and communicative.
• We understand the importance of a nutritional, balanced, and enjoyable diet, and how this can significantly impact your physical and mental health.
• We are renowned for our extremely fast turnaround and approval times for Referrals.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funds reasonable and necessary supports that are connected to the disability you are living with and each participant’s NDIS Plan is different. The NDIS can provide you with funding to use Maple’s Meal Preparation services if you are unable to do it yourself.

Unfortunately, the NDIS does not cover the cost of the food itself. The services are provided to participants subject to the rules set out in the NDIS price guide, but we will work to make sure you can make the most of what’s available to you.

We know that disabilities come in many forms, so not everyone faces the same challenges. Eating a healthy diet is an important part of your overall health. Nutritional deficits of vitamins or nutrients can make a person’s pre-existing disability worse and introduce even more challenges to their life. If you are living with a disability that limits your ability to stick to a healthy meal plan, you don’t have to suffer in silence.

If your ability to plan and prepare for meals is limited, your NDIS funding could potentially help you. Whether you struggle to put together a healthy weekly menu, you have special dietary requirements, you are unable to cook or do food prep, or you are unable to buy food on your own, our NDIS Meal Preparation and delivery can help you. Together, we’ll work to create a healthy and sustaining meal plan based on your personal tastes and needs.

NDIS participants have the opportunity to secure funding for meal preparation through the Assistance with Daily Living category. This includes NDIS food preparation services and delivery supports which are indispensable for accessing the nutritious meals required to enhance your well-being. However, it’s important to note that the NDIS does not cover the everyday living costs that are common to everyone such as the cost of food or ingredients for your meals. 

The NDIS recognises that access to meal preparation services can significantly alleviate the everyday cost of living for people with disabilities who often contend with additional challenges in preparing and accessing healthy meals. This support ensures that you have the means to maintain a healthy diet without the additional financial burden of purchasing and preparing food yourself.

By receiving meal preparation assistance, participants can focus on other aspects of personal growth and well-being. As NDIS meal providers, Maple caters to your specific dietary requirements and preferences, ensuring that your meals are not only nutritious but also enjoyable, ultimately contributing to an enriched quality of life.

Depending on individual needs, meal preparation support may include planning meals, preparing ingredients, cooking, and assistance with other tasks directly related to preparing everyday meals.

NDIS meal preparation and delivery may be funded in some circumstances when it relates to a participant’s disability support needs. Funding arrangements can differ, including which parts of a meal service the NDIS will fund, so participants should check their current plan and applicable NDIS rules.

Meal preparation services can often be adapted around a participant’s dietary requirements, preferences, and cultural needs. Any specific dietary guidance should be communicated to the provider before support begins.

Meal preparation and menu plans are covered under the Core Supports category and considered as Assistance with Daily Activities. If you are unable to cook a meal or shop for ingredients because of your disability, you should be covered under the NDIS funding to pay for meal preparation and even have meals delivered to you.

The specifics of your NDIS Plan will determine how you can use the available funds. If you’re not sure if your needs fall under this category, we can help you clarify with the NDIA exactly what is and isn’t covered under your personalised plan.

Meal preparation provides practical assistance when a participant needs help getting meals prepared. Life Skills Development focuses on helping participants learn and practise skills such as planning and cooking meals more independently over time.