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Meals on Wheels
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Serving older adults across Boston since 1973.
ABOUT
Home-Delivered Meals with a Personal Touch
Meals on Wheels serves adults age 60+ in Southwest Boston who are unable to shop, cook, or leave home easily.
What’s included:
- Nutritious prepared meals
- Daily wellness and safety checks
- friendly social interaction
- Emergency meals during severe weather
- Therapeutic and culturally appropriate meal options
Suggested Donation
$2.00 per meal (confidentially and voluntary)
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Meals on Wheels
The Issue by the Number
Even the most independent among us, if fortunate to live long enough, may experience a decline in mobility or health that can strip away our independence and diminish the quality of our lives. Great advances in medicine have extended our average life expectancy to a record high of 78.7 years. Living longer means more years spent in the struggles that accompany old age. Add to that the increase in geographic mobility of our families and the result is millions of seniors left behind, hungry, and alone.
Too Many Seniors in Massachusetts are Left Behind, Alone, and Hungry, Struggling to Stay Independent and Healthy
The rate of hunger among seniors aged 60 and older has increased by 45% since 2001, a lingering effect of the 2008-2009 recession. At the current rate, the number of food-insecure seniors may grow to more than 8 million by 2050. Hunger pains can be increasingly painful as we age:
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While we all celebrate the increase in lifespan, maintaining health while aging comes with a price. Without support from programs like Meals on Wheels, millions of seniors are forced to prematurely trade their homes for nursing facilities.
Meals on Wheels saves us all billions of dollars in unnecessary Medicaid and Medicare expenses every year – tax dollars that can be spent in much better ways.
MEALS ON WHEELS IN BOSTON DELIVERS THE SUPPORT THAT KEEPS SENIORS IN THEIR OWN HOMES, WHERE THEY WANT TO BE.
For millions of Americans, Meals on Wheels and Congregate Meal programs are literally the difference between remaining in their own homes and needing to relocate to a nursing facility. The nutritious meal, friendly visit and safety check help them cope with three of the biggest threats of aging: hunger, isolation, and loss of independence. Research proves that when seniors have the right support, they gain greater quality of life, need fewer hospital stays, and live longer.
Meals reflect the diversity of Boston communities and may include:
We can provide a senior Meals on Wheels for 1 YEAR for roughly the same cost as 1 DAY in a hospital.
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of eligible seniors are enrolled and receiving SNAP benefits
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say it enables them to remain living at home
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say it improves their health
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say it makes them feel more safe and secure
Information for Participants
Every weekday, Ethos brings hot, nutritious meals to thousands of homebound elderly residents in Boston.
Along with a well-balanced meal, our Meals on Wheels drivers serve up a cheerful, consistent presence while also keeping a watchful eye over each recipient’s health and safety.
The Ethos Meals on Wheels Program caters to many tastes, with menus that feature, Kosher, Caribbean, Asian, Vietnamese, Italian, African American, vegetarian, and therapeutic dishes as well as traditional American fare.
Based on their individual needs, elders may also receive frozen weekend meals, cold meals, and nutritional supplements.
If you or someone you know is unable to shop for and prepare food that meets the requirements of good daily nutrition, Ethos will deliver tasty, nourishing meals right to the door.
Meals on Wheels Menu
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Need Help Getting Started?
Our team can help determine which nutrition services are right for you or your loved one.
Ethos
555 Amory Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-522-6700
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