ASCOG Home Delivered Meals

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Let’s get this out of the way first: Meals on Wheels is to home-delivered meals as Kleenex is to tissues. ‘Meals on Wheels’ is a specific brand, and ‘home-delivered meals’ is the generic term. That said, I know that people ask me about “meals on wheels” a lot, and this past week or so I’ve gotten more than the normal amount of requests about them.

The thing is that we – ASCOG – do not do home-delivered meals just because people ask for them. That would be much too easy! We partner with Delta Nutrition to provide a multitude of fine dining establishments, also known as senior nutrition sites, where people can gather, socialize, and have fun. (It is possible that one of these establishments has pool tables. I’ll let you figure out which.)

ASCOG prefers people to eat at senior sites because people who go to congregate meal sites have improved quality of life, better nutrition, and improved access to other useful services. Even loners like me have to acknowledge that some human contact is a good thing! Still, ASCOG understands that not everyone is able to travel to nutrition sites, and THAT is what our home-delivered meals are for.

 

If you need home-delivered meals, or if you’d like to join one of Delta’s senior nutrition sites, please call MaddieLuke at 855-962-3343. MaddieLuke handles all of Delta’s intake procedures, including determining who is eligible for home-delivered meals. It’s not a problem if you’re unable to leave your home – MaddieLuke will come to you!

Jordan Grooms

Information and Assistance Specialist

Toll-free: (800) 658-1466

Office: (580) 736-7036

Senior Info-Line: (800) 211-2116

Email: groo_jo@ascog.org