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2016-2017 Winter Emergency Meals

Snow will arrive here in New England quite soon, in preparation of that inevitability Meals on Wheels Drivers will be delivering emergency shelf stable meals in coming weeks. Shelf stable emergency meal packs will arrive for home delivered clients along with your regularly scheduled meal delivery.  Emergency meals should be saved and used in the event that the ESWA closes due to inclement weather; when  ESWA closes Meals on Wheels will not be delivered. Each shelf stable meal pack contains the equivalent of three meals. This year, each consumer will also receive a full size jar of peanut butter courtesy of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs.

Example emergency meal pack from previous year

November 2016 Menu

Click here to view the full menu with nutritional breakdown Please note, Friday November 11th and Thursday November 24th are holidays, meals will not be delivered or served.   Sites closed on Election Day (November 8th): Barre, Holden, Mount Carmel Sites closed on November 25th (day after Thanksgiving): Auburn, Hardwick, Oakham

Special Lunches

Reservations are required.  Pasta Bar Barre Senior Center Wednesday November 9th at 12:00pm RSVP by November 4th  978-355-5027 Asian Vegan Meal Worcester Senior Center   Thursday November 10th 508- 799-8070 Annual Thanksgiving Meal Tuesday November 22nd RSVP by November 17th See your Dining Manager Or call the Nutrition Program: 508-852-3205 Tuesdays & Thursdays Kosher  Meals Bet Shalom Apartments   RSVP 2 days in advance 508-756-7109 ext.232

Elder Care Q&A , November 2016 Medicare & Your Maintenance Care

Q: Do I have to “improve” to keep getting home health care? A: No.  One of the biggest mistakes that nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, and home health agencies make is telling people on Medicare that they can’t get skilled nursing, home health care, or physical therapy because they’ve “reached a plateau,” or “failed to improve.” The courts have ruled that “improvement” is not a requirement for Medicare therapy or home health benefits. A federal judge recently ordered Medicare to do a better job of informing health care providers that the so-called “improvement standard” was no longer in effect. Click here to read the rest of the article

We've set a place for you at our table

Click here to read our brochure (including Meals on Wheels eligibility and types of meals served) Click here to visit our website Click here for a list and map of all our Dining Centers

Bring your Ideas to the Table

Do you have a favorite meal? Have a question about a meal's nutritional content? Interested in having us serve something different?  We want to hear from you! The Nutrition program invites you to bring us your comments, questions and suggestions.  You may call us between the hours of 8:00am-4:00pm at 508-852-3205 or you may email the nutrition staff anytime at nutrition@eswa.org

The Nutrition Project is administered by Elder Services of Worcester Area, Inc. and receives federal financial support under the Older Americans Act provided by the Central  Massachusetts Agency on Aging and the Massachusetts  Executive Office of Elder Affairs.  Funders also include United Way of Central Massachusetts,  Greater Worcester  Community Foundation, local Councils on Aging,  participant donations, grants and individual support. www.800ageinfo.com    1-800-AGE-INFO

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