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.
- 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 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
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
- 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.
- A Catered Experience - Area: Mililani
- Castle Medical Center - Areas: Kaneohe, Kailua, Enchanted Lake, and Haiku
- Hawaii Medical Center - Area: Ewa
- Kahala Nui - Areas: Kaimuki, Kapahulu, Kilauea, Palolo, St. Louis Heights, and Waikiki
- Kuakini Hospital - Areas: Kalihi, Nuuanu, and Pacific Heights
- Lunalilo Home - Areas: Hawaii Kai, Aina Haina, Ainakoa, and Waimanalo
- Oahu Care Facility - Areas: Makiki, Manoa, McCully, Punahou, University,Waikiki, and Woodlawn
- Pali Momi - Area: Salt Lake
- Pearl City Nursing Home - Areas: Aiea, Pearl City, and Waipahu
- Straub - Area: Kaka'ako, Kinau, and Punchbowl
Dinners are prepared by:
- Oahu Care Facility - Area: Kaimuki, Waikiki
The HMoW service delivery area is from Hawaii Kai to Kalihi, Pearl City to Aiea, Ewa, Mililani, Kaneohe, Kailua, and Waimanalo.