Monday, April 27, 2015
NPR: Drop-in Chefs for Seniors
Occasionally I feel a little "push-pull" from the different directions that writing about "laws and policies of aging" takes me. One minute I'm writing about hunger for seniors in our nation's capitol, a dynamic driven by poverty, and then there is today's story from NPR on Drop-In Chefs Help Seniors Stay in Their Own Homes.
"Part of the business plan is keeping the service affordable. In addition to the cost of the food, the client pays $30 an hour for the chef's time. That's usually a couple of hours a week of cooking and cleaning up the kitchen. There's also a $15 charge for grocery shopping. So clients pay on average $45 to $75 a week.
And while there are lots of personal chefs out there and services that deliver meals for seniors there are few services specifically for older adults that prepare food in their homes."
All part of the big, complex picture of "aging."
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/elder_law/2015/04/npr-drop-in-chefs-for-seniors.html
