Meals on Wheels

Not to be confused with Wheels on Meals.

Delivery of Thanksgiving dinner to a Meals on Wheels recipient in Montana, US (2011)

Meals on Wheels is a program that delivers meals to individuals at home who are unable to purchase or prepare their own meals. The name is often used generically to refer to home-delivered meals programs, not all of which are actually named "Meals on Wheels". Many of the housebound recipients are the elderly, and many of the volunteers are also elderly but able-bodied and able to drive automobiles.

Research shows that home-delivered meal programs significantly improve diet quality, reduce food insecurity and improve quality of life among the recipients.[1][2] The programs also reduce government expenditure by reducing the need of recipients to use hospitals, nursing homes or other expensive community-based services.

  1. ^ Zhu, Huichen; An, Ruopeng (1 April 2013). "Impact of home-delivered meal programs on diet and nutrition among older adults: a review". Nutrition and Health. 22 (2): 89–103. doi:10.1177/0260106014537146. ISSN 0260-1060. PMID 24916974. S2CID 24395845.
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