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Nutrition at home · Registered dietitians
Plans for people who are supposed to eat, not charts that ignore the table.
Our registered dietitians build nutrition plans that counteract the side-effects of medication and chronic illness, protect appetite and swallowing, and, just as importantly, preserve the dignity of a shared meal.
In the home
Real kitchens
Every plan starts at the table it will be cooked on.
Nutrition is where medication, mood, and memory meet. A resident on six drugs can lose their taste for anything, a person with dysphagia can stop swallowing safely in a week, and a diabetic can destabilize in an afternoon of well-meant cooking. A written plan is not enough.
Our dietitians visit at home, watch a meal, and write a plan that belongs to the kitchen it is going to be cooked in. Caregivers are educated on textures, portions, and interactions. Families are coached on shopping and preparation. Plans are revised as appetites, meds, and seasons change.
Coverage and payment options vary by state, plan, eligibility, and authorization. Nutritional counseling may be covered by long-term care insurance, Medicaid, or other payment options depending on the situation, and it is also available privately. We work alongside the treating physician and specialists so the plan is not one more thing pulling in a different direction.
What it covers
What our dietitians look after.
- In-home nutrition assessment
- Medication & diet interaction review
- Swallowing-safe menus
- Diabetic-friendly plans
- Wound-healing nutrition
- Weight-loss recovery
- Caregiver education
- Family shopping coaching
Coverage options reviewed with care coordinatorEligibility
How we deliver it
At the actual table
Assessments happen at home, at a real meal, with the caregiver who will cook it.
Medication-aware
Every plan is screened for medication-food interactions and the side-effects that quietly erode appetite.
Specialist-aligned
Plans are written alongside the treating physician, speech therapist, and wound team, not around them.
The numbers behind the name
Reviewed July 2026A service record you can verify and trust.
Founded2000Trusted by hundreds of families since 2000
States served6NY · NJ · PA · GA · MA · AL, local coordinators in each market
AccreditationJoint CommissionGold Seal of Approval® since 2013, a nationally recognized standard for quality and patient safety
Nurse-ledCare PlansEvery plan, reviewed in-house by our nursing team
Accreditation
The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval®, held continuously since 2013.
The Joint Commission is the most widely recognised standard for health-care quality and safety in the United States. Home health agencies that hold the Gold Seal have been surveyed on-site against hundreds of patient-safety, clinical-practice, and infection-control standards, and are re-surveyed every three years.
- On-site surveyed against hundreds of patient-safety standards
- Nurse-led care plans reviewed by our nursing team before they reach a family
- Independently verifiable via The Joint Commission's Quality Check
- First accredited
- 2013Initial on-site Joint Commission survey passed
- Review cadence
- TriennialOn-site resurvey every three years
- Internal rounds
- MonthlyMedication, infection & family experience
Accreditation is the floor we operate above, not the ceiling we aspire to. Between surveys, our nursing leadership runs monthly internal rounds on medication accuracy, infection control, and family-reported experience, the measures families actually feel at the kitchen table.
Axzons · AccreditedGold Seal · 2013
The Joint CommissionNational Quality Approval
VerifiableHow it works
From first call to 24/7 coverage. Eight steps.
The process is short on purpose. A care coordinator walks each family through the steps so first calls, assessments, and caregiver matches stay in one conversation.
- Step 01
First call
A 30-minute conversation with our care coordinators. No forms first, no phone tree.
- Step 02
Referral review
Hospital discharge notes, physician referrals, or case-manager introductions, we take them all.
- Step 03
Needs assessment
Free in-home assessment scheduled based on availability, location, and care needs. A licensed nurse meets the person and the household.
- Step 04
Benefits mapped
Coverage and payment options vary by state, plan, eligibility, and authorization. Families can speak with Axzons intake about care needs, service availability, and next steps.
- Step 05
Caregiver matched
We propose caregivers whose training, language, and temperament fit the household. Families interview, families choose.
- Step 06
Care plan written
A plan, not a schedule. Nurse-reviewed, measurable, and revisited on a real cadence.
- Step 07
Service begins
First shift, with the coordinator on standby. Small issues are addressed during business hours.
- Step 08
24/7 coverage
On-call care coordinator line for the whole family, every night and weekend. One number is always answered.
Questions families ask us
The things we walk through on the first call.
If your question is not here, the fastest way to get an answer is to call; intake is answered by care coordinators, not a scripted agent.
Ask a care coordinatorA registered dietitian reviews health history, medications, appetite, and swallowing, then builds a personalized plan with meal guidance and diet monitoring, coordinated with the rest of the care team.
Yes. Plans can support disease-specific and chronic-condition needs, such as diabetes, heart health, kidney diet, or recovery, and help manage the effects of illness and medication on appetite and nutrition.
It does. Nutrition guidance is coordinated with your caregivers and the nursing team so meals, reminders, and monitoring fit the overall plan rather than sitting apart from it.
Call (866) 4AXZONS or request a free care assessment. A care coordinator explains how the dietitian works, what the plan can include, and the payment options that may apply for your situation.
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