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Meals on Wheels is a solution that addresses the escalating issues of older adult hunger and isolation. The need is great, but Together, We Can Deliver.™
DELIVERING MORE THAN MEALS
OUR NATION’S OLDER ADULT POPLULATION IS GROWING AND CHANGING RAPIDLY.
100% provide socialization opportunities 97% train drivers to keep an eye out for older adults wellbeing 66% connect older adults to services in the community when needs are identified
1 YEAR
10 DAYS 1 DAY
WE CAN SERVE AN OLDER ADULT FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR for roughly the same cost as a day in the hospital or 10 in a nursing home
1 IN 2 OLDER ADULTS LIVING ALONE lacks the income to pay for basic needs
Older adults on fixed incomes are ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE to increases in inflation and cost of living.
Many local programs are taking drastic steps to sustain their programs amid funding challenges, including ADDING OLDER ADULTS TO WAITING LISTS AND DISCONTINUING OR CUTTING BACK SERVICES. REACHING ALL OLDER ADULTS WHO NEED MEALS IS CONSTRAINED BY FUNDING AND CAPACITY LIMITATIONS
YOUR SUPPORT HELPS YOUR COMMUNITY
OF HOME DELIVERED MEAL PARTICIPANTS:
of local programs believe there are older adults in their community who need meals who they ARE NOT CURRENTLY SERVING.
say the meals help IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH
say the services help them FEEL MORE SECURE
say the meals help them LIVE INDEPENDENTLY
are confident that they could serve more older adults, IF THE NEW CLIENTS CAME WITH MORE FUNDING.
© September 2023 Meals on Wheels America
March/April 2024, Never Too Late | Page 7
Pima Council on Aging
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