Meals On Wheels America To Expand Mobile App-Based Health & Safety Monitoring Program To Reach 40,000 Homebound Seniors Across Country

Meals on Wheels America is expanding a successful research program showing how Meals on Wheels drivers can use a mobile app to alert care coordinators about observed changes in homebound meal clients’ physical or mental health, social needs, or home environment. The program, developed with the West Health Institute and the Brown University Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, will grow to include up to 30 Meals on Wheels sites across the country, helping ensure the wellness of an estimated 40,000 seniors.

As part of Meals on Wheels’ “more than just a meal” service model, staff and volunteer drivers . . .