Programme: Galway City
WHO Theme: Community Support And Health Services
Health & Wellbeing Theme: Nutrition Eating Well, Staying Connected, Your Body Your Health
Funding Stream: Community Resilience Fund Covid
Resources Required: Community Support, Financial, Paid Staff, Volunteer Staff
Cost: 0-500
Description
Meals4Health produces and home delivers fresh ready meals, designed to meet the specific nutritional requirements of older people and others needing specialised nutritional support such as those living with chronic illness. Social restrictions have adversely affected the nutritional and social status of older people in our community. Meals4health combines nutritional and social care. Social connection and eating well is beneficial to the physical, mental and emotional health and well-being to support older people to live well and age well at home.
Aim of Initiative
Older people and individuals needing specialised nutritional support to support independent living at home.
Who is it aimed at
Older people and individuals needing specialised nutritional support to support independent living at home.
Steps critical to success
- Funding
- Communications
- Collaboration with community partners
Challenges in Planning / Delivery
- Secure on -going funding to develop service to reach more older people
- Communications / Marketing / Messaging
- Measuring impact tool
Outcomes / Benefits
- Support Older people to eat well, live well and age well at home
- Reduce risk of malnutrition
- Build stronger communities – social connectiveness
Contact:
Geraldine Ryan, COPE Galway, gryan@copegalway.ie