Meal support for seniors refers to assistance provided in preparing, obtaining, or consuming nutritious meals to ensure their dietary needs are met and promote their overall well-being.
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- As people age, their dietary needs, physical capabilities, and overall health can change. Providing meal support for seniors can address these changing needs and help seniors to maintain good nutrition and health.
- Think about the different types of meal support that you might need such as: meal planning (consider food allergies and sensitivities), grocery shopping, meal preparation, safety of using the stove/ kitchen equipment, eating with others and monitoring food safety (expiry of fresh and packaged foods),
- Consider ways you can address your needs such as a nutritional assessment by a dietitian, community delivery services, pre-made paid for home delivery, home care services that includes someone coming in to provide meal preparation, a home safety assessment, and calling on your care partners for support.
- Explore meal services in your community offered by non-profit groups and volunteers that provide home delivery and if desired, offer ethnic choices. These services may also include a emotional health check-in. For example, Meals on Wheels delivers nourishing meals to seniors who are recovering from surgery, illness, or injury. It is a non-profit service run by volunteers.
- Make a list of your favourite meals. Share with your care partners so they can make meals for your freezer – be sure to include your preferences of salt, spices, and flavours. Create a section in your Mywell health planner for all your favourite recipes.
- Check out the guide on eating healthy from the First Nations Health Authority.
- For answers to your dietary and eating questions, you can Dial a Dietitian at 811 or for Hard of Hearing 711 or email a Dietitian in BC for specific questions about your diet and nutrition through Healthlink BC.
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