Senior Nutrition/Meals on Wheels offered at Island Senior Resources at Oak Harbor
Senior Nutrition/Meals on Wheels offered at Island Senior Resources at Oak Harbor
Meals on Wheels: Nutritious, well-balanced meals delivered to your home by friendly volunteers; Provides essential human connection; Meals meet 1/3 of daily nutritional requirements for optimum health for older adults; Client wellness checks provide information and resources and a sense of security for family and loved ones; For short-term and long-term needs. Monthly menus are available on the ISR website. Delicious healthy meals, most meals made from scratch. Sugar-free and gluten-free meals are available. Liquid Nutritional Supplements are available by the case with a doctor’s prescription.
Categories
Physical Address
917 East Whidbey Avenue, Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Hours
M-F, 8:30am-4:30pm.
Application process
Contact Island Senior Resources Home-Delivered Meals Assessor at 360-321-1600, [email protected]; Liquid Nutrition Supplements, contact Debbie Metz, Nutritional Program Director at 360-321-1600 [email protected].
Fee
Meals are provided on a “by-donation” basis. Donations are needed to keep the program running. Clients pay what they can. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Actual cost of a meal is $13.38, and ISR relies on the community to cover more than half the actual cost of providing a meal to someone in need. Liquid Nutritional Supplements suggested donation is $30/case.
Eligibility
Recipients must be age 60+ (or the spouse of a person 60+); Unable to shop for and/or prepare a full meal; at risk for malnutrition.
Agency info
Island Senior Resources
Island Senior Resources seeks to share the joys and help meet the challenges of aging in our Island County communities by providing integrated programs and services, including Aging & Disability Resources, Meals on Wheels, Family Caregiver Support, SHIBA Medicare Advising, Support Groups, Medical Transportation, and Medicaid In-home Case Management. Island Senior Resources serves all of Island County with locations in Bayview (South Whidbey), Oak Harbor, and Camano Island.