Senior Nutrition Counseling

Senior nutrition counselors provide nutrition advice, meal planning, and dietary counseling addressing aging-specific nutrition needs and chronic diseases.

With nutrition crucial for healthy aging and 35%+ of seniors malnourished, counseling generates revenue of $85,000-$310,000 with 80-95% margins.

The business requires RD or nutrition certification, senior nutrition expertise, chronic disease knowledge, and counseling skills.

Services include nutrition assessments, therapeutic diets (diabetes, heart disease, renal), weight management for seniors, malnutrition prevention, supplement guidance, and meal planning.

Pricing typically $100-$200 per session with Medicare coverage for some conditions.

Success factors include Registered Dietitian credential for Medicare billing, understanding aging nutrition needs (protein, vitamin D, B12), working with physicians on medical nutrition therapy, offering home visits, and preventing malnutrition.

Marketing focuses on physicians, diabetes education, and assisted living.

With senior nutrition essential and malnutrition prevalent in 2025, senior nutrition counseling offers dietary opportunities promoting healthy aging.