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OPPORTUNITY
Serve
TO
Feed Seniors

NOW

ood nutrition contributes to available (including your pharmacist) Food items to be collected include the
a superior quality of life for to check for drug-nutrient interactions following:
Gseniors. At Comfort Keepers, we or possible side effects of prescribed
help seniors live healthy, independent medications. • cheese crackers (single servings)
lives and promote senior nutrition • peanuts
through our Feed Seniors Now initiative. If there are medical questions • peanut butter crackers
According to Texas Health & Human regarding nutrition, medication, and • Chef Boyardee meals
Services (hhs.texas.gov), one in nine health, Comfort Keepers suggests that • small cans of tuna or chicken
seniors in Texas is at risk of hunger. seniors, their family members, and • Vienna sausages
other caregivers speak with doctors about • Beanie Weenies
As seniors age and change, so do their tests to help identify chronic malnutrition • 10.75 oz cans of soup.
nutritional needs. Making sure those or other nutrition-related problems.
needs are met makes a real difference in (Expired items cannot be used.)
their quality of life. Caregivers or family Nourishing seniors is an important part
members should be aware of the signs of maintaining senior independence.
and symptoms of hunger or malnutrition Comfort Keepers champions senior Please contact Comfort Keepers
in older adults, which include the nutrition in the community through the at (806) 687-7800 to help Feed
following: Feed Seniors Now food drive. Seniors Now.

• Physical Problems—Look for such Comfort Keepers of
things as poor wound healing, easy Lubbock is partnering
bruising, and dental difficulties. with Lubbock Meals
on Wheels (LMOW)
• Weight Loss—Check with either a to feed seniors on
home scale or by transporting the older the LMOW weekend
adult to the doctor’s office for weight meal program; 60%
checks when the individual is unable to of LMOW clients
stand without assistance. are on the weekend
meal program. These
• Eating Habits—Ask them to tell you seniors often have
where and when they eat, but don’t rely no other means to
on self-reports alone. Since our caregivers obtain weekend food
(the people we call Comfort Keepers®) other than what is Senior safety and
often spend mealtimes with seniors at provided through
home, they may have a better idea of Lubbock Meals on well- -being is what we do
normal eating habits. We suggest family Wheels. Throughout
members visit during mealtimes, which September, Comfort In-Home Senior Care Services
can improve a senior’s consumption. If a Keepers of Lubbock • Personal care • Dementia and
senior lives alone, make sure you know encourages businesses, • Companionship Alzheimer's care
who is buying his or her food. organizations, and and housekeeping • Safety solutions
churches to hold food • Respite care
• Medication (regularity and food
interaction)—Know what an older loved and fund drives to (806) 687-7800
one takes and whether it can affect provide food for the 2517 74th Street, Lubbock, TX 79423
appetite and digestion. Use the resources LMOW weekend meal Uplifting In-Home Care | ComfortKeepers.com
program.
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