The Maggie Beer Foundation is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the next wave of our highly anticipated Trainer Mentor Program! If you’re passionate about transforming the food, nutrition, and dining experience in your aged care home, this is the perfect opportunity to make impactful changes. What Is the Trainer Mentor Program? […]
At the Maggie Beer Foundation, we believe that food is more than just nourishment—it’s about connection, culture, and comfort. That’s why we’re developing a new training module to support cooks and chefs in preparing tasty, nutritious, and culturally safe meals for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in aged care. To ensure this resource truly […]
The Maggie Beer Foundation’s Pre-Budget 2025-26 Submission continues to focus on the high and unacceptable risk of malnutrition among older Australians living both in aged care and their own homes. Our submission seeks funding to continue our Trainer Mentor Program beyond 2026 along with funding for a collaborative project focused on older people receiving aged […]
Senior Chef Trainer Michael Nam was featured in ABC News Southeast SA, highlighting the Maggie Beer Foundation’s training programs being implemented in aged care homes across Australia. These initiatives aim to enhance residents’ quality of life through improved food and dining experiences, with residents reporting positive impacts and additional benefits. Read more!
The Maggie Beer Foundation is pleased to support the draft Australian Falls Guidelines on Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People. We think that the guidelines could and should go further and the reference to nutrition should be much more explicit if we are to prevent falls in all three settings. We need […]
