Meals On Wheels Analysis
Do you have an elderly senior citizen in your family? Are they capable of cooking? They probably are not. Meals on Wheels are a community service program used to deliver meals to elderly people in their homes. The Meals on Wheels Program began delivering meals to homebound elderly residents since 1989, and since that time, over 1,500,000 meals have been delivered. (“MEALS”). This program for the elderly not only delivers food, but friendship to those whose age and health has declined (“MEALS”). In 2007, Meals on Wheels was awarded with the Congressional Hunger Award for eliminating the most hunger for the frail senior citizens (“MEALS”). Meals on Wheels have some positive and negative qualities. Some good qualities include helping the elderly;
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Mildred Gould has been a recipient for Meals on Wheels for twenty years (“MEALS”). Recently Mildred had her 100th birthday, and Meals on Wheels was there to celebrate it with her by delivering her food with a birthday cake (“MEALS”). Mildred said, “I am very independent but I can no longer cook, I love the nutritious hot meals that they deliver to me every day.” Mildred also says that she does not agree with the fact that that they come late (“MEALS”). She said it does not matter what time they come because she once fell one time at around 2 p.m. and she could not pick herself back up (“MEALS”). Mildred said that if they had arrived at lunch time and she would have fell after then nobody would have been there to pick her back up (“MEALS”).
Conclusion
In conclusion, Meals on Wheels does have some negative qualities, but it is a part of life and can help an elderly person who is desperate for help and survival. I recommend this program for frail senior citizens who have family members that work during the week and cannot help them. Frail senior citizens need all of the help that they can get. Meals on Wheels are a great program to send not only food to them, but hug, best wishes, and friendships. All most senior citizens look forward to is having someone to talk to, if anything, besides the food, Meals on Wheels provides happy
Mildred Gould has been a recipient for Meals on Wheels for twenty years (“MEALS”). Recently Mildred had her 100th birthday, and Meals on Wheels was there to celebrate it with her by delivering her food with a birthday cake (“MEALS”). Mildred said, “I am very independent but I can no longer cook, I love the nutritious hot meals that they deliver to me every day.” Mildred also says that she does not agree with the fact that that they come late (“MEALS”). She said it does not matter what time they come because she once fell one time at around 2 p.m. and she could not pick herself back up (“MEALS”). Mildred said that if they had arrived at lunch time and she would have fell after then nobody would have been there to pick her back up (“MEALS”).
Conclusion
In conclusion, Meals on Wheels does have some negative qualities, but it is a part of life and can help an elderly person who is desperate for help and survival. I recommend this program for frail senior citizens who have family members that work during the week and cannot help them. Frail senior citizens need all of the help that they can get. Meals on Wheels are a great program to send not only food to them, but hug, best wishes, and friendships. All most senior citizens look forward to is having someone to talk to, if anything, besides the food, Meals on Wheels provides happy