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SENIOR RESOURCES

FEED SENIORS NOW

ood nutrition contributes to a superior quality of life through Lubbock Meals on Wheels. Throughout the month
for seniors. At Comfort Keepers, we help seniors of September, Comfort Keepers of Lubbock encourages
Glive healthy, independent lives and promote senior businesses, organizations, and churches to hold food and
nutrition through our Feed Seniors Now initiative. 17 % of fund drives to collect specific food items for the LMOW
all seniors in Texas are at risk of hunger; one in six seniors weekend meal program.
struggles with hunger.
Food items to be collected include the following: Instant
As seniors age and change, so do their nutritional needs. Cream of Wheat, single serving cereal boxes, goldfish
Making sure those needs are met makes a real difference in crackers, pretzels, Beanie Weenies, individual Chef Boyardee
their quality of life. Caregivers or family members should be entrees, fruit cups, non-refrigerated Jello and pudding cups,
aware of the signs and symptoms of hunger or malnutrition peanut butter crackers, cereal bars, granola bars, juice boxes,
in older adults, which include the following: soup, small cans of tuna or chicken, individual packages
of peanuts, small packages of chips, peanut butter to go,
• Physical problems – Look for such things as poor wound individual mac & cheese, microwave popcorn, Ensure, Boost,
healing, easy bruising, and dental difficulties or Glucerna.
• Weight loss – Check either with a home scale or by
transporting the older adult to the doctor’s office for weight Please contact Comfort Keepers at (806) 687-7800 to help Feed
checks when the individual is unable to stand without Seniors Now.
assistance.
• Eating habits – Ask them to tell you where and when they
eat, but don’t rely on self-reports alone. Since our caregivers
(the people we call Comfort Keepers®) often spend mealtimes
with seniors at home, they may have a better idea of normal
eating habits. We suggest family members visit during
mealtimes which can improve a senior’s consumption. If a
senior lives alone, make sure you know who is buying his or
her food.
• Medication (regularity and food interaction) – Know
what an older loved one takes and whether it can affect appetite
and digestion. Use the resources available (including your
pharmacist) to check for drug nutrient interactions or possible
side effects of prescribed medications.

If there are medical questions regarding nutrition,
medication, and health, Comfort Keepers suggests that Senior safety and
seniors, their family members, and other caregivers speak well- -being is what we do
with doctors about tests to help identify chronic malnutrition
or other nutrition-related problems. In-Home Senior Care Services

Nourishing seniors is an important part of maintaining • Personal care • Dementia and
senior independence. Comfort Keepers champions senior • Companionship Alzheimer's care
nutrition in the community through the Feed Seniors Now and housekeeping • Safety solutions
food drive. • Respite care

Comfort Keepers of Lubbock is partnering with Lubbock (806) 687-7800
Meals on Wheels (LMOW) to feed seniors on the LMOW 2517 74th Street, Lubbock, TX 79423
weekend meal program; 43% of LMOW clients are on Uplifting In-Home Care | ComfortKeepers.com
the weekend meal program. These seniors have no other © 2020 CK Franchising, Inc. Most offices independently owned and operated. 0720
means to obtain weekend food other than what is provided

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