While waiting to embark on their next deployment, a group of local Navy service men and women have spent their time giving back to the community. Once a month since September, they have been coming into the Meals On Wheels kitchen and preparing meals for our recipients. With Veterans Day upcoming next week, we would love to be able to recognize the great community service aspect that they are providing.
Our volunteers from the Navy will be there this morning, November 6th, 2018 from 9AM -12PM. Around 11AM, our Meals On Wheels staff members and Navy volunteers would be available to speak about the great work that they are doing and why it is important that they are giving back. The location for this is 50 Prince St., Rochester, NY 14607. Please enter into the main part of the building and ask to head to the main Meals On Wheels office.
About Meals On Wheels, a program of UR Medicine Home Care
Visiting Nurse Service established the local Meals On Wheels program, the third oldest in the United States, in 1958 and has since served millions of meals. The program ensures that over 1,400 individuals throughout the year receive safety checks during the day and delivers approximately 215,000 meals per year. For many seniors and homebound residents who cannot get to a store or stand in a kitchen for long periods of time, Meals On Wheels is essential for their health and well-being. All meals are overseen by a registered dietician and contain one third of a senior’s daily recommended dietary allowances. For more information about donating, call (585) 787-8748. To volunteer, call 585-787-TEAM (8326) or visit urmhomecare.org.
About UR Medicine Home Care
UR Medicine Home Care encompasses UR Medicine’s not-for-profit, Medicare-certified home health care agencies, licensed home care agencies, and hospice programs. Licensed by the State of New York, its affiliates serve patients in Monroe, Livingston, Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming, Seneca and Yates counties, and when taken together is one of the largest full-service home health systems in the nation. Services include nursing, physical, occupational and speech therapies, assistance with daily activities (home health aide services), Meals On Wheels, Hospice (in homes and facilities), Nurse-Family Partnership, Assistive Technology, Health Home care management, and Telehealth. For more information, call 585-787-2233 or visit urmhomecare.org
