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Noah's Senior Center reports rising demand for meals, rides as SHINE and Medicare season fills up
Summary
Carrie McCarthy, director of Noah's Senior Center/Council on Aging, told the Select Board the center served up to 80 lunches a day, is seeing growing transportation demand and that SHINE (Medicare) open-enrollment is fully booked. She said the center maintains a $5 meal option and provides meals without question for those who cannot pay.
Carrie McCarthy, director of Noah's Senior Center and the town's Council on Aging, told the Select Board on Oct. 28 that demand for the center's services has increased and that staff are coping with heavier need for meals, rides and outreach. "We offer a nutritious freshly prepared meal 4 days a week, available for delivery, grab and go, and, to enjoy at the center," McCarthy said, and added that the Phoenix Academy teachers and students "prepare and serve as many as 80 meals a day."
McCarthy said the center keeps the price at $5 per meal and will not turn away anyone who needs food. "If somebody needs a meal, no questions asked, just let me know and we will not charge…
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