PROVING THAT MEALS ON WHEELS DELIVERS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A MEAL

The national Meals on Wheels network continues to face limited funding, rising costs, unprecedented demand and need and increasing for-profit competition. That is why Meals on Wheels America has set out to validate what we’ve all known for decades anecdotally through firsthand experience: that Meals on Wheels does in fact deliver so much more than just a meal.

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PROVIDING MEANINGFUL SOCIAL CONNECTIONS TO COMBAT ISOLATION AND LONELINESS

Funded by PetSmart Charities, Meals on Wheels America embarked on a research project to further explore isolation, loneliness and the role pets play in providing comfort and companionship to Meals on Wheels clients, aiming to better understand the specific needs, challenges and opportunities available to clients and the Meals on Wheels network in addressing gaps in pet care.

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INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF THE OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITATIONS THAT EXIST WITHIN THE AGING NETWORK

It’s crucial for the Meals on Wheels network to understand the opportunities and limitations that exist within states’ policies that guide the implementation of the Older Americans Act Nutrition Program. That’s why we partnered with the Retirement Research Foundation to identify these commonly cited policy myths within our network through a year-long research project. 

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UNDERSTANDING TODAY'S
CARE COORDINATION ENVIRONMENT

This white paper prepared with Aetna – Demystifying Care Coordination – explores promising practices and approaches to care coordination through both clinical input and a comprehensive literature review, as well as challenges that need to be addressed to facilitate successful scaling and wider adoption.

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