Year: 2008
Type: report
Abstract: In recent years, the National Council on Ageing and Older People (NCAOP) has noted\nthe increased recognition of the importance of the meals-on-wheels services in\nimproving older people?s nutritional status, health and quality of life. In addition, there\nhas been an increased awareness of the service as a vital source of social contact and\nconnectivity for many older people who are vulnerable to social exclusion and social\nisolation:\nThe meals-on-wheels service provides regular meals and essential social contact for\nmany older people. In this way the service will contribute to older people remaining at\nhome and in better health.\nThough the meals-on-wheels service has been in existence for some decades,\nthe Council noted a dearth of information relating to it. As a result, the NCAOP\ncommissioned this study in order to provide a comprehensive picture of\nthe service. The Council now recommends that its findings be used by all\nstakeholders to inform future service developments.
Author: Virpi Timonen
Language: English
Subfield: Life-span and Life-course Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1576998658