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Needham Board of Health OKs three-month pilot to deliver two cold meals to homebound seniors
Summary
The Town of Needham Board of Health voted to test, for three months, delivering two cold meals instead of one hot and one cold to Traveling Meals clients after a staff survey showed most clients reheat meals and are satisfied; the pilot will be evaluated by a follow-up survey in month three.
The Town of Needham Board of Health voted to begin a three-month pilot to deliver two cold meals to participants in the Traveling Meals program, aiming to ease production burdens at the hospital partner and test client acceptance.
Staff member Tara (identified in the meeting packet as the Traveling Meals coordinator) told the board she surveyed clients in September and received a 53.2 percent response rate. She said 94 percent of respondents reported being completely or somewhat satisfied with both hot and cold meals, 65 percent either eat the cold meal first or have no preference, and 96 percent…
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