Who are the recipients of Meals-on-Wheels in New York City?: A profile of based on a representative sample of Meals-on-Wheels recipients, Part I.

摘要

Every day in New York City, many thousands of meals are distributed to older people who are homebound and deemed to have difficulty with meal preparation. In addition to ensuring that such elders receive at least one nutritious meal each weekday and have meals for the weekend, home-delivered meals help reduce social isolation through daily contact with the meal provider (i.e., the driver). Case management agencies certify the eligibility for participation in the program and offer backup services as needed. The daily home-delivered meals are funded by the Older Americans Act through subcontracts from local Areas on Aging offices to community groups, primarily senior centers. Weekend meals and holiday meals are funded in New York City by Citymeals-on-Wheels, a nonprofit organization receiving, in the main, contributions from private citizens in the community.