Meals on wheels who is eligible

How can a senior receive Meals on Wheels? Meals on Wheels are hot, nutritious lunches that are delivered Monday through Friday to the homebound elderly who meet these requirements: 60 years of age or older or the spouse of a person 60 years of age or older at risk of malnutrition unable to come in to a Meals on Wheels People center for a meal What is a typical Meals on Wheels People menu?

Is Meals on Wheels a national program? How many people are employed by the Meals on Wheels People? We employee about full- and part-time people and we depend on volunteers every day.

How much does each meal cost? To this end, our organization wants you to bring any grievances you have about our site to the attention of the Site Manager and if necessary, to upper management. Grievance forms are available HERE. Home delivered meals are delivered by volunteers, Monday — Friday , between am — 12noon. Eligibility for this service is determined by our Home Delivered Meals Coordinator, who oversees this program.

Those who are eligible must exhibit at least one of the following conditions:. Seniors who have been recently discharged from the hospital receive priority, whether receiving meals temporarily or for a longer term. Paperwork will be filled out by our HDM Coordinator within 10 days of the first meal delivery during a home visit. Those enrolled in this program will be reassessed quarterly — either by phone or in their home — to determine their continued eligibility, as well as to monitor their health and need for referrals to other programs that may be needed.

You may pay by sending a check by mail to our main administrative office, or by using a credit card online HERE. To this end, our organization wants you to bring any grievances you have about our service to the attention of the Site Manager and if necessary, to upper management. Cancellations may be long or short term, such as when you may go away to stay with relatives or go to a doctor.

Delivery can be resumed the day after your return home if our Meals on Wheels office is notified at by noon the day before the meal is to be received. Shelf-stable or frozen meals are sent in advance of most major holidays. Most likely if the ISD Independent School District of your city is closed, it is safe to assume that Meals on Wheels will not deliver that day because of bad weather.

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