Meet Our Registered Dietitian
Alamaze Harrison, RDN
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist | Omega Healthnest LLC
Alamaze Harrison is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with a professional background in nutrition counseling and individualized dietary guidance. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Food and Nutrition from SUNY Plattsburgh and is credentialed through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
At Omega Healthnest LLC, Alamaze contributes to our compassionate, patient-centered approach to hospice care by supporting nutrition-related needs and helping patients and families navigate changes in eating, appetite, and dietary preferences during serious illness.
Working alongside the interdisciplinary care team, her focus is on promoting comfort, respecting individual preferences, and aligning nutritional guidance with each patient’s condition and goals of care.
Her approach reflects our belief that compassionate nutrition support is not simply about food. It is about preserving dignity, promoting comfort, and respecting what matters most to every patient.
NUTRITION GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT
Registered Dietician Services
At Omega Healthnest LLC, we recognize that nutritional needs often change during serious illness. Our approach to nutrition support focuses on comfort, dignity, and respecting each patient’s individual preferences.
Our Registered Dietitian works collaboratively with the hospice care team to provide personalized guidance, helping patients and families navigate changes in appetite, eating habits, and nutritional needs while supporting quality of life.
Personalized Nutrition Plans
Nutrition recommendations are tailored to each patient’s medical condition, comfort needs, food preferences, and goals of care, with an emphasis on supporting quality of life.
Compassionate Patient and Family Support
We help patients and families understand changes in appetite and eating patterns during serious illness, offering practical guidance and reassurance without creating unnecessary pressure around food intake.
Collaborative Care Planning
Our Registered Dietitian works alongside nurses, physicians, and other hospice professionals to help ensure nutrition-related recommendations align with each patient’s individualized care plan.
Comfort-Focused Nutrition
Our focus is on supporting comfort and personal choice, including adapting food textures, portions, and meal preferences when appropriate to meet changing needs.
Personalized Nutrition Planning
Nutrition guidance considers each patient’s changing needs, food preferences, comfort, and goals of care. Recommendations are individualized rather than based on a one-size-fits-all approach.
Compassionate Nutrition Counseling
Changes in appetite and eating habits can be difficult for families. Compassionate counseling helps patients and caregivers understand these changes and make decisions that respect comfort and personal wishes.
Practical Guidance and Support
Families can benefit from practical guidance about meal preferences, food textures, portion sizes, and ways to make eating more comfortable when appropriate.
Nutrition Support Focused on Comfort and Dignity
At Omega Healthnest LLC, we understand that nutritional needs can change during serious illness. Our approach focuses on comfort, personal preferences, and quality of life, helping patients and families make informed decisions about nutrition throughout the hospice journey.
Individualized Dietary Support
Nutrition-related recommendations can be adapted to a patient’s medical condition, swallowing needs, personal preferences, and overall care goals in collaboration with the hospice team.
Support for Families
Families receive guidance to help them understand changing nutritional needs and approach food-related decisions with compassion, reassurance, and respect for their loved one’s wishes.
Whole-Person Approach
Nutrition support is considered alongside physical comfort, emotional well-being, cultural preferences, and spiritual values as part of individualized hospice care.
Frequently Asked Questions
NUTRITION AND COMFORT DURING HOSPICE CARE
During end-of-life care, nutrition is guided by the patient’s comfort, preferences, and individual needs. Changes in appetite, swallowing ability, and food intake are common as serious illness progresses.
Rather than focusing on strict dietary goals, the hospice team helps patients and families make food and hydration decisions that prioritize comfort, dignity, and quality of life.
Offer foods and drinks your loved one enjoys, in amounts they can comfortably tolerate, when appropriate and consistent with their care plan. Small portions, preferred foods, and a relaxed mealtime environment may help.
Avoid pressuring someone to eat or drink when they are unable or unwilling. Speak with the hospice nurse or dietitian if you notice swallowing difficulties, discomfort, or significant changes in eating habits.
Yes. Nutrition-related guidance can take into account food allergies, swallowing difficulties, medical conditions, cultural preferences, and individual comfort needs.
A registered dietitian, when available as part of the care team, can help patients and families understand appropriate dietary adjustments while ensuring recommendations align with the patient’s goals of care.
WHAT IS HOSPICE CARE?
Hospice Care that Puts People First
Hospice care is about helping individuals with life-limiting illnesses experience comfort, dignity, and the best possible quality of life. It shifts the focus from curing an illness to managing symptoms, relieving discomfort, and supporting what matters most to each person.
Because every person deserves to be seen, heard, and cared for as an individual.
At Omega Healthnest LLC, we believe compassionate care goes beyond medical treatment. Our dedicated hospice team provides personalized medical, emotional, and spiritual support to patients and their families throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area, wherever they call home.
We work closely with families to honor each patient’s wishes, manage pain and symptoms, and create meaningful moments of comfort and connection.
Medical Care and Pain Management Our hospice team focuses on relieving pain, managing symptoms, and promoting comfort through individualized care tailored to each patient’s needs.
Nursing Care Our registered nurses provide regular visits, monitor patient health, coordinate care plans, and are available around the clock to respond to any concerns.
Personal Care and Aide Services Our hospice aides assist with daily personal care, including bathing, grooming, and other essential activities, helping patients maintain comfort and dignity.
Emotional and Family Support Our compassionate team provides emotional support, counseling, and practical guidance to help patients and loved ones navigate the challenges of serious illness together.
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