Strive HealthCare Services supports individuals across Western Australia with feeding and swallowing challenges. Our tailored assessments, swallowing therapy, and safe feeding strategies foster nutrition, confidence, and social connection for children and adults.
We help individuals who have difficulties with:
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At Strive HealthCare, we understand the importance of safe, nourishing, and enjoyable mealtimes — not just for health and nutrition, but for social connection and quality of life. For individuals who experience challenges with feeding and swallowing (dysphagia), our specialised support can make mealtimes safer, more comfortable, and more positive for everyone involved.
We work with children and adults who have difficulty chewing, swallowing, or managing food and fluids due to developmental delays, neurological conditions, sensory sensitivities, or physical impairments. These challenges can pose serious health risks such as aspiration (food or drink entering the airway), choking, or malnutrition, and they often affect an individual's confidence and independence. Our team provides comprehensive support to assess, treat, and manage these concerns in a compassionate and collaborative manner.
Our services include detailed mealtime assessments, where we observe the individual eating and drinking to identify potential risks and challenges. Based on our findings, we develop personalised feeding plans that outline strategies for improving oral motor skills, modifying food textures or drink consistencies, and creating supportive environments for safe eating. We also provide swallowing therapy to build oral motor strength, coordination, and efficiency — helping individuals improve their chewing, tongue movement, and breath control during meals.
We offer guidance and training for families, caregivers, educators, and support workers to implement safe feeding practices. This may include positioning techniques, adaptive utensils, pacing strategies, or environmental adjustments that reduce distractions or anxiety. We also help establish structured and calming mealtime routines, which are particularly helpful for individuals with sensory processing difficulties or behavioural feeding issues.
Our goal is to ensure that every mealtime becomes a positive experience — where nutrition and safety are prioritised, and the individual feels empowered to participate fully. At Strive HealthCare, we believe that eating should be a joyful and inclusive part of daily life, and we are dedicated to working with families and interdisciplinary teams to make that possible.
We're proud to be a mobile practice. Whether at home, school, or in the community, our services are designed to be convenient, flexible, and aligned with our clients' everyday routines. At Strive HealthCare, we don't just deliver care — we build connections, foster trust, and walk beside our clients with compassion, knowledge, and persistence.
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