“It gives me peace of mind that my loved one is checked on everyday”. These are words that we commonly hear when family members call the Senior Center to sign their loved one up for Meals on Wheels. It’s more than just a meal. Our well-trained drivers deliver a hot meal with a smile and assurance that some one is checking on their well being every single day. In 2022, on three occasions, a driver found a senior that had fallen on the floor and needed medical assistance.
Meals on Wheels helps extend independence and health as our seniors age. We can serve a senior for an entire year for roughly the same cost as a day in the hospital or 10 in long term care. In addition to delivering meals, our drivers can get the mail, change lightbulbs and take out trash as some of the other duties on our routes.
The Perryville Senior Center is mostly for people age 55 and older to come and have a good time. Whether that be for the lunch that is prepared by a certified nutritionist, or the many activities that take place every day, the center is a place the friends that are made at the Senior Center are life-long friends, even if they didn’t know each other the day before.
