Eligibility

To be eligible, clients must be 60 years of age or older and have either a long or short-term disability or illness that prevents them from shopping for food and preparing meals. They must not have access to a community kitchen (for example, in senior housing). Persons without working refrigeration or storage facilities are also eligible.

Referrals for service are made by phone or online, and meal delivery can begin in 24 hours in an emergency, or within a few days in a non-emergency situation. Sources for referrals are varied: the potential client, neighbor, relative, friend, clergy, or a related agency serving the community.

A home visit assessment by a Meals on Wheels nurse is made within a week of the referral. Reassessments are made every six months.

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Apply for Meals

Client's Name:
Marital status:
Gender:	Birth date:
Address Line 1:
Address Line 2:	Floor:
Cross Street (for deliveries):
ZIP Code:
Phone Number:	CD#
Veteran?
Lives with someone?	Lives with:
Do you want to order weekend meals?
Is this a new or re-opened application?
Referral Source
Name:
Agency:
Phone Number:
Is the client aware of the call?
Why did you make the referral?

Are there special circumstances?

Other notes: Person's name & phone number that should be called to schedule intake visit.

Emergency Contacts:
Name:
Phone:
Address:
Relationship:

Name:
Phone:
Address:
Relationship:

What We Provide

We deliver one hot and one cold meal each day, five days a week, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., except for major holidays. If desired, three frozen meals can be delivered on Saturday morning for weekends.

Note: The meals cannot be delivered unless someone is there to receive them. Please call us if you or the client won't be home that day. Otherwise, we will call the emergency contact to check on you or the client.

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Menus

Nick Lettiere, Meals on Wheels chef, is dedicated to making the meals look and taste great. He and his staff are determined to make well-balanced meals which taste home cooked.

The menu is varied seasonally and every attempt is made to avoid repetition. Sample menus for hot meals include stuffed shells, carrots and spinach or baked chicken with roasted potatoes and a green vegetable.

Daily--one hot and one cold meal delivered together:

Cold Meal	Hot Meal
Sandwich	Protein
2 Milk	Starch
2 Juice	Vegetable
Fruit
Dessert
Bread
Butter
Salad

Weekends--three frozen entrees (protein, starch and vegetable) delivered on Saturday morning:

Cold Package	Hot Meal
3 Milk	Protein
3 Juice	Starch
Fruit	Vegetable
Dessert
Bread
Butter

Special diets are available, but require a physician's written order. The special diets are:

Low Sodium
Low Fat
Low Cholesterol
Diabetic
Renal
Ground
Pureed

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Nutritional Information

Each meal, hot or cold, provides one-third of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of vitamins and minerals necessary for a healthy diet.

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