133VN1101X — Gerontological Nutrition Registered Dietitian

Grouping

Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers

Classification

Dietitian, Registered

Specialization

Nutrition, Gerontological

Section

Individual

Definition

An individual who is a Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition and provides nutrition care to promote quality of life and optimal health for older adults across the continuum of care, including: acute care, post-acute care, primary care, long-term care, assisted living, home care, palliative care, community-based nutrition, food service, correctional facilities, and government programs. RDN who works indirectly with gerontological nutrition through roles in management, industry, education, and research.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.

Other codes under Dietitian, Registered

These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.

• 133V00000XDietitian, Registered
• 133VN1004XNutrition, Pediatric
• 133VN1005XNutrition, Renal
• 133VN1006XNutrition, Metabolic
• 133VN1201XNutrition, Obesity and Weight Management
• 133VN1301XNutrition, Oncology
• 133VN1401XNutrition, Pediatric Critical Care
• 133VN1501XNutrition, Sports Dietetics