A Link to the Outside World
Daily contact with a Cabarrus Meals on Wheels volunteer provides the client an opportunity for friendship and social interaction and serves as a daily check on their well-being, thus allowing peace of mind for their families.
58% of home-delivered meal recipients live alone, and for many of them, the person delivering the meal is often the only person they will see that day.
Impact of Safety Checks
Meals On Wheels deliveries help individuals remain independent in their homes longer, delaying or avoiding alternate living arrangements or nursing care. Also, temporary service helps recently hospitalized clients meet their nutritional needs during their recovery period.
- 9 out of 10 recipients say Meals on Wheels help them live independently.
- Daily home-delivered meals help keep 8 out of 10 recipients who have previously fallen from falling again.
- 9 out of 10 recipients say Meals on Wheels received at home improves their health.
- Meals on Wheels can serve a senior for an entire year for about the same cost as just one day in a hospital or 10 days in a nursing home.
