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Spring 2008

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The Process

Clients must be homebound and unable to cook or shop for themselves. In addition, they must meet one or more of the following criteria:

Unable to prepare meals due to physical or mental disability and have no assistance with meal preparation.
Lack the physical mobility necessary to shop for food, prepare adequate meals and have no assistance with meal preparation.
Are convalescing following hospital discharge and require meal service temporarily.
Lack adequate cooking facilities and are unable to acquire them.
Lack proper nutritional support due to caregiver stress.

Priority is given to elders who are low income/minority and socially isolated. Service will start within 2 days after:

A client is determined to be eligible for service
There is room on an existing delivery route for a new client
A client application form has been completed. Call 988-6747 Monday-Friday between 12pm and 4pm and have personal information ready, including last 4 digits of SSN, physician name/phone/hospital affiliation, medical insurance and history, income, nutritional practices, etc. Process takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.

Persons who meet the above criteria must also:

be home at delivery time and willing to admit delivery volunteers into their home; and
have a home environment that is safe and accessible for delivery volunteers.
be able to feed themselves or have a caregiver to feed them; and
provide personal information to determine client eligibility and resolve emergency client situations.
be willing to provide a physician/health care professional verification of need.
agree to an initial assessment and periodic reassessment of their need for the service.

What areas do we serve?

The HMoW service delivery area is from Hawaii Kai to Kalihi, Pearl City to Aiea, Ewa, Mililani, Kaneohe, Kailua, and Waimanalo.

Lunches are prepared by:
A Catered Experience - Areas: Mililani, Waipio
Aloha Nursing & Rehab Centre - Areas: Enchanted Lake, Kailua, Kane‘ohe
Kuakini Hospital - Areas: Downtown, Lower Kalihi, Upper Kalihi, Nuuanu
Lunalilo Home - Areas: East Honolulu, Waimanalo
Oahu Care Facility - Areas: Makiki, Manoa, McCully, Punahou, Waikiki
Palolo Chinese Home - Areas: Aina Haina, Kahala, Kaimuki, Kapiolani, Palolo, Waikiki
Pearl City Nursing Home - Areas: Aiea, Pearl City
Hawaii Medical Center/West - Areas: Ewa
Straub Clinic & Hospital - Areas: Pauoa, Ala Moana

Dinners are prepared by:
Oahu Care Facility - Areas: Waikiki
Palolo Chinese Home - Areas: Kaimuki

Meals are delivered Monday thru Friday, including all weekday holidays.

Each meal is prepared by an institutional kitchen under the supervision of a licensed dietitian and must meet 1/3 of the Recommended Daily Allowance. A regular meal consists of a hot entree, a serving of vegetables, a serving of starch, dessert (often fruit), and milk or juice. Some special diets can be accommodated (e.g. diabetic, low sodium).

The full cost of a meal is $10.00. At the end of each month, clients are asked to contribute toward the cost of meals they received that month. While we encourage all clients to donate something toward the cost of their meals, we will not deny service to a client who is unable to afford the total cost of his/her meals. Client contributions are accepted by check, money order, cash, VISA/Mastercard, or food stamps.