The Department of Elderly Services continues to serve our Home Delivered Meals Program. This program provides the homebound elders of Wilmington with one hot meal five days a week for the minimal cost of a $2.00 a meal. There are approximately 60-75 meals delivered daily, Monday through Friday to the elders of Wilmington. Elders not only rely on these meals but also the daily contact. The drivers are responsible to return to the Senior Center after their deliveries to give an update on the elders they visit. The elders and their families are assured that if there should be a problem during the time of the
delivery, the elder will be assisted and the families will be notified. Overall the Home Delivered Meals Program is a crucial part of the Department's services, a total of 13,956 meals were served to the elders in our community in 2009. |