Nationwide Registered Dietitian Services · All 50 states
Info@RDnutritionconsultants.com · 888-502-2069
FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES · HOSPICE PROGRAMS · MULTI-BRANCH OPERATORS
Expert nutrition support
without full-time overhead.
Home Health & Hospice Dietitian Services
Retainer-Based and Per-Referral RD Access for Agencies That Don't Need a Full-Time Dietitian
Home health agencies and hospice programs often need clinical nutrition expertise, but not enough volume to justify a full-time RD. RD Nutrition Consultants provides experienced Registered Dietitians through flexible retainer and per-referral models — supporting nutrition assessments, care planning, family and caregiver education, and documentation that flows back into your existing EMR workflows.
• Retainer + per-referral • HIPAA-compliant telehealth • Hospice-experienced RDs
• OASIS- and HIS-aligned documentation • No full-time overhead
FLEXIBLE ENGAGEMENT
Retainer, per-referral, telehealth — sized to your referral pattern, not ours.
BUILT FOR THE AGENCY MODEL
A fraction of a
full-time salary
Retainer and per-referral pricing scoped to your caseload. No FTE, no benefits load, no PTO coverage gaps.
HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE DIETITIAN SERVICES
HOME HEALTH · HOSPICE · MULTI-BRANCH · TELEHEALTH · RURAL
1,400+
FACILITIES SERVED
50
STATES COVERED
72hr
EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT
2
DEDICATED CONTACTS
ENGAGEMENT MODELS
Two ways to access an experienced telehealth RD — pick the one that fits your caseload.
Most home-health and hospice agencies use a combination — a monthly retainer for predictable RD capacity, with per-referral billing for variable volume. Pick the structure that fits your caseload, or combine both.
Monthly Retainer
MONTHLY RETAINER
Dependable RD access for the price of a part-time consultant
Defined RD capacity reserved monthly for assessments, care-plan input, family education, and documentation support — all delivered via secure HIPAA-compliant telehealth. A predictable run-rate with clear deliverables, and a named dietitian who knows your team, your patients, and your documentation rhythm. The right structure for agencies with a steady referral pattern.
Best for agencies with steady referral volume, multi-branch operations, or recurring nutrition documentation needs.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
✓ Reserved RD capacity each month — a named dietitian, not a rotation
✓ HIPAA-compliant telehealth visits — assessments, follow-ups, family education
✓ Nutrition assessments and individualized care-plan input
✓ Wound-care and enteral-feeding consults included
✓ OASIS- and HIS-aligned documentation in your EMR
✓ Documentation that flows into your existing EMR workflows
✓ No travel costs, no mileage, no windshield time
✓ One dedicated RD + one account manager
COMMON REFERRALS
The referrals RDNC dietitians take off your team's plate.
RDNC dietitians support home health and hospice agencies with the nutrition-related referrals that often fall back on nurses, clinical managers, or administrators when no RD is available.
Weight loss, poor intake, and unintended weight change
Assessment, contributing factors, and a nutrition plan that nurses and caregivers can carry forward.
Wound-healing nutrition support
Protein, calorie, and micronutrient recommendations aligned with the wound-care plan.
Enteral feeding review and caregiver education
Formula review, rate and volume guidance, and hands-on caregiver training.
Family and caregiver nutrition questions
Practical answers nurses can hand off — diabetes, dysphagia, tube feeding, wound healing.
Diabetes nutrition education
Patient- and family-facing education on carbohydrate management, meal timing, and glycemic patterns.
Dysphagia-related diet education
Texture and consistency guidance, safe-feeding strategies, and caregiver coaching.
Hospice comfort-feeding conversations
Thoughtful guidance for families navigating eating, drinking, and feeding at end of life.
Documentation support within agency workflows
OASIS- and HIS-aligned notes documented inside your EMR — not alongside it.
CHALLENGES WE ADDRESS
The clinical nutrition gap inside home health and hospice.
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No in-house RD access. Nutrition referrals, wound-care dietary support, and enteral-feeding questions can go unresolved when the caseload doesn't justify a full-time dietitian.
02.
Documentation and care-plan gaps. When nutrition-related needs are identified, agencies need a reliable way to document appropriate assessment, education, and follow-up support — without adding burden to nursing teams.
03.
End-of-life nutrition guidance. Hospice patients and families often need thoughtful support around comfort-focused feeding decisions, symptom management, and eating or drinking at end of life.
04.
Caregiver education. Family caregivers ask nutrition questions that nursing teams can answer at the surface level but may not have time to address in depth — diabetes, dysphagia, tube feeding, wound healing.
HOW RDNC SOLVES IT
Built for how agencies actually operate.
Retainer-based RD access
Reserved monthly capacity with a named dietitian — predictable run-rate, no FTE, no benefits load.
Telehealth-only delivery
HIPAA-compliant video visits for assessments, follow-ups, and family consultations — fast access without travel costs or geographic limits.
Independent operators
RDs comfortable working without a hospital's infrastructure — confident, autonomous, dependable.
Per-referral billing
Pay only for the telehealth visits you use. The right fit for agencies with variable caseloads or seasonal census.
Hospice-experienced RDs
Dietitians with documented hospice experience: comfort-focused care, symptom management, end-of-life feeding guidance.
One accountable partner
A dedicated primary RD and dedicated account manager who know your team, EMR, and referral rhythm.
FOR HOME HEALTH AGENCIES
Home health nutrition that integrates into your workflow.
Home health agencies need an RD who can plug into existing nursing visits, OASIS documentation, and multi-branch operations without disrupting how the team already works. RDNC telehealth dietitians document inside your EMR, support your field nurses, and scale with your service area.
Nutrition assessments & care planning
Comprehensive assessments delivered via HIPAA-compliant telehealth, with documentation flowing back into your EMR.
Enteral feeding support
Tube-feeding review, formula recommendations, and caregiver training.
Diabetes, wound healing, and dysphagia education
Patient- and caregiver-facing education on the most common home-health nutrition referrals.
Multi-branch coverage
One accountable RD partner across regions, with multi-state licensure where needed.
HOSPICE-SPECIFIC CARE
Hospice nutrition requires a different clinical lens.
In hospice, nutrition shifts from aggressive intervention to comfort, dignity, symptom support, and thoughtful guidance around eating and drinking at end of life. RDNC assigns dietitians with documented hospice experience — clinicians who understand these conversations and can support care teams and families without adding burden.
Every hospice client is assigned an RD with documented hospice experience — confirmed before service begins.
Comfort-focused care planning
Nutrition support that prioritizes patient comfort, dignity, and quality of life — without unnecessary intervention.
End-of-life feeding decisions
Honest, experienced support for families navigating tube-feeding decisions and voluntary stopping of eating and drinking.
Symptom-driven nutrition
Practical guidance for nausea, anorexia, dysphagia, taste changes, and other symptoms common in advanced illness.
Family education & grief support
RDs trained to talk about food as care, not cure — and to support families through the meaning food carries at end of life.
HOW IT WORKS
From request to RD access in three steps.
Typical deployment: days, not months
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Tell us about your agency
Submit a request or call 888-502-2069. We learn your referral pattern, service area, EMR, and budget — then return a custom proposal in 24–48 hours.
02
We confirm your dedicated RD
Once we finalize your agreement, we confirm a dietitian with documented home-health or hospice experience, sized to your retainer or per-referral structure — along with a dedicated account manager.
03
Your RD begins service
Nutrition assessments, care-plan input, family education, and EMR documentation — fully telehealth-delivered. Your account manager coordinates from day one.
WHY RDNC
Built for agencies that need an RD without the overhead.
Unlike hospital or SNF services, home health nutrition requires smaller engagements, more flexibility, and dietitians who are comfortable operating independently across a wide geography. RDNC is built for this — and the structure scales as your agency grows.
◆ RD/RDN credentialed
Every dietitian holds an active RD/RDN credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration, verified before assignment.
◆ Multi-state licensure
Licensed in your service state, with multi-state coverage for agencies operating across regions.
◆ EMR-fluent
PointClickCare, NetHealth, MatrixCare, Epic Home Health, and others. Documentation flows back into your system.
◆ Home-health experienced
Documented experience in home health or hospice — assigned to your agency on day one.
◆ HIPAA-compliant workflows
Documentation, member communication, and PHI handling trained and audited. BAA standard with every engagement.
◆ Fully insured
Professional liability and general liability coverage on every engagement. COIs ready for your risk and credentialing teams.
THE RDNC DIFFERENCE
Two named contacts — one clinical, one operational.
Every home-health and hospice client is assigned a primary Registered Dietitian with documented experience in the model and a dedicated account manager who knows your branches, EMR, referral process, and service model. Your team knows exactly who to contact — and RDNC knows how your agency works.
VOICES FROM THE FIELD
From the agency owners we work with.
Retainer and per-referral partnerships across home health and hospice.
RDNC's retainer model is perfect for our agency. We get genuine RD expertise without full-time overhead.
— OWNER, MULTI-BRANCH HOME HEALTH AGENCY
RDNC's hospice RDs understand the conversations that matter at end of life. Our nurses spend less time fielding nutrition questions and our families get better answers.
— CLINICAL DIRECTOR, HOSPICE PROGRAM
FAQ
Questions from home-health and hospice leaders.
1. How much does a dietitian cost for a home health agency?
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RDNC offers retainer and per-referral pricing scoped to your caseload. Most agencies pay a fraction of a full-time salary — no benefits load, no PTO coverage gaps, no FTE commitment. Call 888-502-2069 or submit the form below for a custom proposal.
2. Can we start with per-referral and add a retainer later?
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Yes. Many agencies begin per-referral to validate the model against their caseload, then add a monthly retainer once referral volume justifies reserved RD capacity. The transition is straightforward.
3. Does RDNC provide hospice-specific dietitians?
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Yes. Our hospice RDs have documented experience in comfort-focused care, symptom-management nutrition, and family education around end-of-life feeding decisions. We don't rotate generalist hospital RDs into hospice work.
4. Why does RDNC deliver home-health and hospice nutrition services via telehealth?
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Telehealth is the right fit for home health and hospice. Secure HIPAA-compliant video visits give your agency fast access to a credentialed RD without travel costs, geographic limits, or scheduling friction. Assessments, follow-ups, family and caregiver education, and OASIS- and HIS-aligned documentation are all delivered remotely, with your dedicated RD integrating into your field nursing workflows.
5. What EMRs does RDNC work with?
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PointClickCare, NetHealth, MatrixCare, Epic Home Health, and others. Our RDs document inside your EMR — not alongside it — so charts, OASIS, and HIS submissions stay clean.
6. How quickly can we begin?
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Most agencies start within days, not months. After a custom proposal (typically 24–48 hours), we confirm your dedicated RD and begin service. For urgent needs, your RD can be live within 72 hours.
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ABOUT RD NUTRITION CONSULTANTS
RD Nutrition Consultants (RDNC) is a national clinical nutrition services firm serving healthcare organizations across all 50 states. RDNC provides Registered Dietitian services to skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, health systems, behavioral health programs, home health agencies, hospice programs, assisted living communities, clinical research organizations, and telehealth platforms. With over 1,400 healthcare facilities served nationwide, RDNC can deploy a credentialed, background-checked Registered Dietitian within 72 hours of an emergency request. Every client is assigned a dedicated primary dietitian and a dedicated account manager. For home health and hospice clients, RDNC delivers nutrition services exclusively via HIPAA-compliant telehealth — the model best suited to agencies covering wide service areas without the cost of travel or onsite deployment.
Contact: 888-502-2069 · Info@RDnutritionconsultants.com · rdnutritionconsultants.com
EXPLORE RETAINER-BASED SERVICES
Experienced RDs, sized to your caseload.
Custom proposal in 24–48 hours. Retainer or per-referral — both delivered via HIPAA-compliant telehealth, tailored to your referral pattern, service area, and budget. For urgent needs, your dedicated RD can be live within 72 hours.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
01.
Account manager reads your request
Home-health and hospice inquiries route to a lead familiar with the model. One business day response.
02.
Tailored proposal
24–48 hours. Retainer or per-referral structure, sized to your caseload and budget.
03.
We confirm your dedicated RD
A dedicated dietitian with documented home-health or hospice experience. HIPAA-compliant telehealth delivery.
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