What Is Driving the Need for Home-Delivered Meals? Findings From the Deliver-EE Study
Kali Thomas, Bernadette Wright, Julie Locher

TL;DR
This study explores why older adults need home-delivered meals and their experiences with the service, using data from a large-scale trial.
Contribution
The study provides new insights into the diverse reasons older adults seek home-delivered meals and their experiences with the service.
Findings
Challenges of diet quality and food insecurity are prevalent among home-delivered meal recipients.
Financial strain and coping strategies are significant issues for this population.
Social isolation and loneliness are common, and home-delivered meals offer some benefits but also reveal unmet needs.
Abstract
Home-delivered meals are provided to 2.2 million older adults each year. Prior research has documented the benefit of meals for older adults’ health and nutrition; however, the funding for home-delivered meals has not kept pace with the need. This symposium leverages findings from the Deliver-EE study to describe the varied reasons that older adults seek out nutrition support and their experiences after receiving home-delivered meals. Deliver-EE is a pragmatic clinical trial funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute and operates in partnership with Meals on Wheels America and the AARP Foundation. Deliver-EE is enrolling 2,300 older adults ages 66 years and older from waitlists at 14 Meals on Wheels programs located in California, Texas, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois and Florida. This panel features a series of presentations focused on the…
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Taxonomy
TopicsFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
