Acronyms
This program benefits can be used by low-income working people, senior citizens, the disabled to purchase food to feed their families.
What is SNAP?
This age related change can affect the many ways our bodies consume and use nutrients.
○Decreased Metabolism or Loss of Appetite or Loss of Taste and Smell or Decreased Sense of Thirst or Painful Teeth and Gums
What is a Older American Act covered program?
This beverage is included with each meal.
What is milk (or lactaid)
A 55 year old man living with diabetes and cancer.
Who is NOT eligible for MOW?
Congress passed this act in 1965 in response to concern by policymakers about a lack of community social services for older persons.
What is the OAA (Older American's Act)?
This has increased among seniors by 38% since 2001.
What is Food Insecurity?
Congregate Dining programs allow older adults and their neighbors to eat together in a social setting.
What is a Older American Act covered program?
This is a nutrient of concern for older adults and must be limited when planning home delivered and congregate meals.
What is sodium?
A 20 year old developmentally disabled woman living with her 80 year old grandmother who is her primary caregiver
Who is eligible for MOW
This acronym is often used to describe home delivered meals for the elderly.
What is MOW (Meals on Wheels)
This demographic is more likely to have adverse health consequences than other age groups when they have food insecurity.
Who are older adults?
Seniors ordering their favorite meals from a variety of restaurants and having them delivered to their homes.
What is Uber Eats/Grub Hub :)
What is NOT a covered older American Act program
This type of food has a texture that is easy to chew and swallow for older adults who might have missing teeth.
What are soft foods?
The wife of a 70 year old who just had hip replacement surgery.
Who is eligible for MOW?
This screening protocol was developed in order to address the prevalence of malnutrition among older adults.
What is NSI?
10% of senior households in this state experience food insecurity
What is New York
Coupons vouchers of $20 are given to seniors with income of 180% or less than the of federal poverty guidelines
What are senior farmer's market nutrition program vouchers?
Each meal meets this percentage of the RDA for older American's
What is 1/3
A 38 year old woman who lives at Titus Towers show up to eat lunch at the congregate dining site.
Who is eligible for congregate meals?
What is TCOFA?
What is a Registered Dietitian?
This program provides referrals and supports for older adults in unsafe living situations.
What is Adult Protective Services (APS)?
This popular summer picnic food would not be easy for clients with poor dentition to eat.
What is corn on the cob?
Drivers, cooks and office workers regardless of age at Foodnet Meals on Wheels
Who are eligible for meals?