We serve seniors from 60 to 100+ years old each year. These are our loved-ones, parents, grandparents, veterans and neighbors. They are primarily older than 60 and, because of physical limitations or financial difficulties, struggle to shop for or prepare meals for themselves. From rural communities to urban centers across Georgia, hardly any senior is beyond our reach.
Seniors threatened with hunger and social isolation make up the core of Meals on Wheels clients. Specific qualifications vary by community, however, services typically require physical or financial challenges to their ability to eat healthy meals and move freely about their communities. In most areas, there are not enough local resources to meet the need, leading to the creation of waiting lists full of people who need the service but are not yet recipients.
Georgia is 8th in the nation in senior hunger.
What 2,000,000 Seniors in Georgia face:
444,430+ ARE ISOLATED, LIVING ALONE
346,600+ ARE THREATENED BY HUNGER
555,500+ ARE LIVING IN OR NEAR POVERTY
520,000+ RATE THEIR HEALTH AS FAIR TO POOR
660,000+ LIVE WITH SOME TYPE OF DISABILITY
Older Americans Act (OAA) nutrition programs in Georgia are delivering nutritious meals, friendly visits, and safety checks to the most at-risk seniors.
In 2019
200+ senior nutrition sites served senior center lunches or meals on wheels
23,475 people received 1,490,275 congregate meals in senior center settings
20,149 people received 2,434,546 meals on wheels in their homes
Research has shown that inadequate nutrition and limited social contact both have direct health consequences such as preventable hospitalizations and hospital readmissions.
$2,070 cost of serving a senior meals on wheels for an entire year
$1,740 cost of one day in a hospital
$2,090 cost of ten days in a nursing homes
Meals on Wheels provides a solution that serves us all.
Meals on Wheels America’s National Fact Sheets tell the story of senior hunger, isolation and poverty around the country and highlight how Meals on Wheels help to address these rapidly growing issues. Download the 2019 versions below:
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