better living july 2012

A special supplement to The Daily Nonpareil

Meals and Wheels: More than a meal

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Southwest 8 respite program wins awardSee Page 3

July 2012

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“It’s more than just ameal...”

The phrase appears onthe American Red CrossMeals on Wheels website,and the organization hasset an ambitious plan.The site also states: “Ourvision is to end seniorhunger by 2020. Our mis-sion is to provide nationalleadership to end seniorhunger.”

The American RedCross Loess Hills Chap-ter has sponsored Mealson Wheels in CouncilBluffs since 2001, but theprogram has beenaround since 1969,according to SusanSchwartz, the programmanager for Meals onWheels.

“We have an average of64 volunteers eachmonth,” Schwartz said.Those volunteers includeindividuals, couples,seven churches andgroups like the Opti-mists, West End Opti-mists and Altrusa Club,“and Ameriserve drivestwo routes for us threedays a week,” Schwartzsaid.

Churches make deliv-eries Thursdays and Fri-day, community volun-teers work Mondaysthrough Wednesday, andthe clubs work Satur-days.

“We have the most fan-tastic volunteers. Some ofthem have been with usfor 26 years,” Schwartzsaid.

Senior hunger inAmerica is a monumen-

tal problem, according tothe American Red Cross,which has research thatstates 8.3 million seniorsin the United States facethe threat of hunger.

“Looking at the peoplewhom the numbers rep-resent, however, impelsus to action and helpsdevelop our plan,” theAmerican Red Crosswebsite states.

Part of the planincludes reliance onMeals on Wheels volun-teers, Schwartz said.

“We’re always in needof volunteers. We runeight routes a day. Weserve about 102 clientsdaily and an average of45 or 46 clients on Satur-days,” Schwartz said.

Schwartz said thedaily meal delivery is notjust a way to stave offhunger.

For many clients, thevisit from a Meals onWheels volunteer may betheir only social contact.

“They’re just so happyto see a human face,” shesaid.

In addition, the Mealson Wheels volunteers canhelp save lives.

“Our drivers are great.They check on theirclients’ well being. Wehad a driver who discov-ered someone had fallenand couldn’t get up,”Schwartz said.

They have discoveredother emergenciesprompting calls to 911 orto emergency contactnumbers, Schwartz said.

Volunteers delivermeals between 11 a.m.until 1 p.m. and theydecide how often they

want to deliver mealsand on what days.

In Council Bluffs, Jen-nie Edmundson Hospi-tal’s food service preparesthe meals.

Volunteers pick up themeals “and we try to runthe routes to keep thefood hot,” Schwartz said.Route sheets and direc-tions allow volunteers todeliver meals to an aver-age of 18 Meals onWheels recipients wholive within the city limitsof Council Bluffs.

Meals are deliveredMonday through Friday.An additional delivery onSaturday includes boththe regular hot meal anda cold picnic lunch forSunday “to tide themover for the weekend,”Shwartz said.

The meals are pre-pared under the supervi-sion of a registered dieti-cian with high qualityfood as well as homebaked items.

Milk is available uponrequest. The idea is toprovide service to thosewho want to remain inde-pendent in their ownhomes with the help of anutritious meal.

To be eligible for Mealson Wheels, potentialrecipients:

Would likely be admit-ted to a nursing home orassisted living facility ifmeals were not available;

Are recovering follow-ing discharge from a hos-pital or nursing home;

Are ill or handicappedand unable to preparemeals or they lack theproper nutritional sup-port from spouse, family

or caregivers;Are age 60 or older,

although some meals areavailable for those underage 60 through a referralfrom a health care per-sonnel.

Meals on Wheels recip-ients need to be willing toadmit meal delivery vol-unteers into their homes,should be able to feedthemselves or havearrangements for some-one to feed them, agree to

complete a registrationform and be willing tocontribute whatever theyare able to afford towardthe cost of their meals.The suggested contribu-tion price per hot meal is$7.70.

To volunteer, or to sug-gest an individual wholives within the city lim-its of Council Bluffs whowould benefit from Mealson Wheels, call (712) 388-0452.

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LeRoy Williams distributes lists for Meals on Wheels routes atJennie Edmundson Hospital on Wednesday, June 13.

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Southwest 8 SeniorServices’ Friends andFamily Respite programhas been chosen by theNational Association ofArea Agencies on Agingto receive an AgingAchievement Award.

The award will be pre-sented during the asso-ciation’s Aging Innova-tions & AchievementAwards Luncheon July 8in Denver.

The program, devel-oped by Southwest 8,provides money forrespite care so familycaregivers can take abreak, said Holly Sen-rick, information andassistance and familycaregiver specialist atSouthwest 8.

Too often, family care-givers become so over-whelmed caring for aloved one that theyneglect their own healthneeds, she said.

This program helpsaddress that problem.

“I’ve been able to helpspouses who needed tohave medical care oftheir own,” she said.

The program has pro-duced positive outcomesfor both family care-givers and care recipi-ents. For example:

■ Since the program’simplementation inMarch 2010, Southwest8 has helped provide1,500 hours of respitecare to family caregiverswho needed time awayfrom their caregivingresponsibilities.

■ Eight family care-givers were able to take

their first vacations inmore than three years.

■ Nine frail seniorswere able to continueliving in their ownhomes or the home of anadult child and avoidnursing home place-ment.

The Friends and Fam-ily Respite programhelps family caregiversof individuals 60 andolder.

Eligibility is based onfinancial need and thecare recipient’s age andneed for supervision.

Caregivers who qual-ify can receive up to$750 in respite servicesannually.

This can be reim-bursed at the rate of$7.50 per hour to friendsand family members foran hour or two eachweek or in a lump sumto a professional agencyor long term care facilityfor multi-day respiteneeds.

This gives the care-giver the flexibility touse the service as bestmeets their needs.

If the cost of the ser-vice exceeds $7.50 perhour or $750 total, thecaregiver is responsiblefor the additional cost.

The program’s abilityto fund a week or more

of care meets a needthat can be very difficultor cost-prohibitive to fill,Senrick said.

“It has worked well forother families whomaybe need more thanan hour or two,” shesaid.

“One caregiver wasable to take a vacation

for the first time in fiveyears.”

Southwest 8 can refercaregivers to local homehealth care agencies, shesaid.

In addition, havingsome money available

for compensation makesit easier to ask friends orfamily members to help,Senrick said.

“It’s nice to not feelguilt that you’re askingsomeone to take sometime to do it,” she said.

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Donna Harvey, thedirector of the IowaDepartment on Aging(IDA) requested thatwe compile a list of allcentenarians (someonewho is 100 years of ageor older) in our eight-county area.

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■ Here is my contact

information. Thank youfor your help.

Autumn EberlyCommunity Relations

Specialist300 W Broadway

Ste. 240Council Bluffs, IA

51503712-328-2540 ext. 12Fax: 712-328-6899

[email protected]


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Low sodium ham steak withpineapple raisin glaze

1/2 baked sweet potatocooked cabbage, bread

Birthday cake or white cake square

12Chicken and dumplings

peas and carrotscowboy caviar

breadchocolate pudding or SF pudding

13Cheesy chicken and rice

lima beansgrape juice cup

breadblueberry muffin

10Egg salad on fiber bread (x2)

leaf lettuce, slice tomatoranch whipped potatos

three bean saladfresh orange

11Turkey tettrazziniItalian vegetable

tossed side salad, dressing PCItalian roll

cubed cantaloupe

9

Creamy chicken bowtiebrussel sprouts

tossed side salad, dressing PCbread

fresh orange

5Philly steak sandwich

mini wheat hoagieSwiss American cheese

peppers and onionscole slaw, red seedless grapes

6Smoked pulled porkWG hamburger bun

baked potatoCalifornia blend vegetable

strawberry shortcake

3Independence DayClosed for holiday

4Oregon blend vegetable

spinach side saladdressing PC

breadbanana

2

Garlic herb chicken breaststrips over mixed salad

lettuce, spinach, dressinggrape tomato, cucumber

hard boiled egg, roll, cantaloupe

17Meatloaf in onion gravy

baked potatopeasbread

oatmeal raisin cookies

16Grilled turkey burger

leaf lettuce, slice tomatoOroweat sandwich thins

ranch whip potatoescowboy caviar, pumpkin bar

19Liver and onions in gravy or

hamburger in gravymashed potatoesmixed vegetablesbread, fruited cake

20Chili macaroni with

kidney beanscinnamon pears

corn bread muffinpineapple tidbits

18

Cheeseburger macaroni casserole

lima beansspinach side salad, dressing

bread, lemon bar

24Oven roasted chicken breast

in Supreme Saucebaby red potatoes, sliced beets

bread, chocolate pudding orsugar-free vanilla pudding

23Tuna salad sandwich

bread (x2)leaf lettuce, slice tomato

cowboy caviarfresh plums

25Corned beef brisket (x2)

baby red potatoescabbage

Rye breadcubed cantaloupe

26

Country fried steakwith country gravy

baked sweet potatospinach, breadchocolate cake

31

Deluxe hamburgerleaf lettuce and tomatoOroweat sandwich thinscheesy whip potatoes

vegetable pasta salad, banana

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Sweet and sour chicken breastover white rice

Japanese vegetablesorange juice cup

fortune cookies (x2)apricot halves

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