#LetThemDie: ‘Heartless’ Trump Blasted For Meals On Wheels Cuts

[Marion Morrison]

The Program seems to be in trouble regardless. Its effectiveness is being questioned.

It is quite effective, and any slack from federal donations will be made up by private donations.

Fed money for Meals on Wheels is not a big issue. Largely supported by private donations.

 

[OldLady]

The Program seems to be in trouble regardless. Its effectiveness is being questioned.

By whom? I don't think so.

A new national study commissioned by Meals on Wheels America in conjunction with the AARP Foundation and conducted by researchers at Brown University Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research validates what we have known all along.

This March, 2015 study, conducted in winter of 2013 and spring of 2014, set out to demonstrate the effectiveness of home-delivered meals from the standpoint of traditional daily-delivered meals versus frozen weekly delivered meals. The findings overwhelmingly support the value of daily home-delivered meals as the most beneficial and successful model of meal delivery for homebound older adults. The results of the study were derived from responses to an extensive questionnaire conducted with 626 individuals receiving services from Meals on Wheels organizations in eight states across the country.

The most significant finding was that that those who received daily-delivered meals experienced the greatest improvements in health and quality of life. Respondents receiving daily-delivered meals were more likely to exhibit: improvements in mental health (i.e., anxiety); improvements in self-rated health; reductions in the rate of falls; improvements in feelings of isolation and loneliness; and decreases in worry about being able to remain in home. They also were more likely to attribute their meals to making them feel safer and report that their meals helped them to eat healthier foods than the group receiving frozen meals.

As we continue to look for the most cost-effective way to deliver services to our rapidly aging population, we must keep in mind that we need to invest both private and public dollars in programs that bring the most value per dollar. Daily, home-delivered meals provide an array of benefits that result in cost savings in the long-run because they help keep people safe, healthy and happy in their own homes instead of expensive institutional or health care settings.

Effectiveness of Meals on Wheels Programs Confirmed by National Study - The Valley Ledger | It's All About The Lehigh Valley

 

[Dschrute3]

The Program seems to be in trouble regardless. Its effectiveness is being questioned.

By whom? I don't think so.

A new national study commissioned by Meals on Wheels America in conjunction with the AARP Foundation and conducted by researchers at Brown University Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research validates what we have known all along.

This March, 2015 study, conducted in winter of 2013 and spring of 2014, set out to demonstrate the effectiveness of home-delivered meals from the standpoint of traditional daily-delivered meals versus frozen weekly delivered meals. The findings overwhelmingly support the value of daily home-delivered meals as the most beneficial and successful model of meal delivery for homebound older adults. The results of the study were derived from responses to an extensive questionnaire conducted with 626 individuals receiving services from Meals on Wheels organizations in eight states across the country.

The most significant finding was that that those who received daily-delivered meals experienced the greatest improvements in health and quality of life. Respondents receiving daily-delivered meals were more likely to exhibit: improvements in mental health (i.e., anxiety); improvements in self-rated health; reductions in the rate of falls; improvements in feelings of isolation and loneliness; and decreases in worry about being able to remain in home. They also were more likely to attribute their meals to making them feel safer and report that their meals helped them to eat healthier foods than the group receiving frozen meals.

As we continue to look for the most cost-effective way to deliver services to our rapidly aging population, we must keep in mind that we need to invest both private and public dollars in programs that bring the most value per dollar. Daily, home-delivered meals provide an array of benefits that result in cost savings in the long-run because they help keep people safe, healthy and happy in their own homes instead of expensive institutional or health care settings.

Effectiveness of Meals on Wheels Programs Confirmed by National Study - The Valley Ledger | It's All About The Lehigh Valley

I'm ok with it. But all Taxpayer-funded programs should be heavily scrutinized. Our Government owes its Citizens that much.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Because you like to seek out fake news and post it here, it doesn't mean anything has been debunked.

The facts are Trump thinks spending millions on a ******* wall and trips to play golf are more important than feeding the poor.

What!?!?!?!?!!? You mean Nieto's check still hasn't arrived?

Probably laying in a post office somewhere.

 

[Vandalshandle]

Trump? Truth? Like Obama tapping his phone? Like 3-5 million fraudulent votes for Hillary? Like thousands of people celebrating in the street about the falling of the towers? About his inaugural attendance? Like the US having the highest murder rate in history? Like his health plan that will cover everyone, will have better benefits, and cost less?

I think you need to approach this from another direction.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

The Program seems to be in trouble regardless. Its effectiveness is being questioned.

Its not but if that's what you believe, you could volunteer, donate, you know - the stuff that those darn old liberals do.

 

[NYcarbineer]

If the Meals on Wheels story is a lie (which it isn't) TOO BAD...

every RWnut on this board has endorsed the criminal enterprise of Russian hacking of US citizens' private accounts....

...why...?

...because they say it served the 'greater good' of defeating Hillary Clinton.

Okay? Fair enough. IF the Meals on Wheels story is a lie (which it isn't) then too bad,

it's worth it because it may contribute to the greater good of bringing down Trump and the Republicans.

How 'bout them apples? Let's all play by RWnut rules and see if that makes the RW'ers happy.

 

[Dschrute3]

The Program seems to be in trouble regardless. Its effectiveness is being questioned.

Its not but if that's what you believe, you could volunteer, donate, you know - the stuff that those darn old liberals do.

I volunteer often. But this is partially Taxpayer-funded. So it should be heavily scrutinized.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

If the Meals on Wheels story is a lie (which it isn't) TOO BAD...

every RWnut on this board has endorsed the criminal enterprise of Russian hacking of US citizens' private accounts....

...why...?

...because they say it served the 'greater good' of defeating Hillary Clinton.

Okay? Fair enough. IF the Meals on Wheels story is a lie (which it isn't) then too bad,

it's worth it because it may contribute to the greater good of bringing down Trump and the Republicans.

How 'bout them apples? Let's all play by RWnut rules and see if that makes the RW'ers happy.

We're hoping you do, because eventually everybody finds out the truth, and you're just making the Trump train even more crowded. Keep having protests, keep having riots, keep burning down and destroying property, we can't get enough of it.

It's working.....it really is.

 

[OldLady]

The Program seems to be in trouble regardless. Its effectiveness is being questioned.

Its not but if that's what you believe, you could volunteer, donate, you know - the stuff that those darn old liberals do.

I volunteer often. But this is partially Taxpayer-funded. So it should be heavily scrutinized.

It was some Washington pol who made that remark; I don't know if he was specifically thinking of Meals on Wheels, but it was a throw away remark to offer a one-size-fits-all excuse for a budget cut that is going to make some people shriek. Budget cuts ALWAYS make some people shriek, but there is no purpose served in smearing the programs that have clearly done well. We are in a hard place. The American people elected a man who wants our money spent on certain things, and in order to afford it, we have to take money from some other things. Making any excuses for what is happening is unnecessary.

 

[Dschrute3]

The Program seems to be in trouble regardless. Its effectiveness is being questioned.

Its not but if that's what you believe, you could volunteer, donate, you know - the stuff that those darn old liberals do.

I volunteer often. But this is partially Taxpayer-funded. So it should be heavily scrutinized.

It was some Washington pol who made that remark; I don't know if he was specifically thinking of Meals on Wheels, but it was a throw away remark to offer a one-size-fits-all excuse for a budget cut that is going to make some people shriek. Budget cuts ALWAYS make some people shriek, but there is no purpose served in smearing the programs that have clearly done well. We are in a hard place. The American people elected a man who wants our money spent on certain things, and in order to afford it, we have to take money from some other things. Making any excuses for what is happening is unnecessary.

The idea of cutting Government spending is shocking, and even 'insulting' to many Americans. They're completely oblivious to our staggering $20 Trillion Debt. They just don't care. But one day, they may be forced to care. A day of reckoning is coming.

 

[Fenton Lum]

The Program seems to be in trouble regardless. Its effectiveness is being questioned.

Its not but if that's what you believe, you could volunteer, donate, you know - the stuff that those darn old liberals do.

I volunteer often. But this is partially Taxpayer-funded. So it should be heavily scrutinized.

Only when it benefits "the people".

 

[2aguy]

asswipe.....Meals On Wheels is a problem......too much of the money isn't going to feed the poor.....and why is it you can't crack open your wallet and feed the guy....?

Because he lives 750 ******* MILES AWAY, Dipweed.

**** you and the hackery you rode in on.

Wow......you mean you have to send gold coins by convoy in order to give him money asswipe....you can't cut him a ******* check and send it in the mail?

You can't EAT a ******* check, shit-for-brains.

You use it to pay for food asswipe......no wonder you left wing types need the ******* government to wipe you ass....

 

[Fenton Lum]

The Program seems to be in trouble regardless. Its effectiveness is being questioned.

Its not but if that's what you believe, you could volunteer, donate, you know - the stuff that those darn old liberals do.

I volunteer often. But this is partially Taxpayer-funded. So it should be heavily scrutinized.

It was some Washington pol who made that remark; I don't know if he was specifically thinking of Meals on Wheels, but it was a throw away remark to offer a one-size-fits-all excuse for a budget cut that is going to make some people shriek. Budget cuts ALWAYS make some people shriek, but there is no purpose served in smearing the programs that have clearly done well. We are in a hard place. The American people elected a man who wants our money spent on certain things, and in order to afford it, we have to take money from some other things. Making any excuses for what is happening is unnecessary.

The idea of cutting Government spending is shocking, and even 'insulting' to many Americans. They're completely oblivious to our staggering $20 Trillion Debt. They just don't care. But one day, they may be forced to care. A day of reckoning is coming.

We've become North Korea; cannibalizing our own society to maintain the military contractor socialism and global military hegmony. A day of reckoning is most certainly coming, our colonialism will not last. Abroad or at home.

 

[Fenton Lum]

asswipe.....Meals On Wheels is a problem......too much of the money isn't going to feed the poor.....and why is it you can't crack open your wallet and feed the guy....?

Because he lives 750 ******* MILES AWAY, Dipweed.

**** you and the hackery you rode in on.

Wow......you mean you have to send gold coins by convoy in order to give him money asswipe....you can't cut him a ******* check and send it in the mail?

You can't EAT a ******* check, shit-for-brains.

You use it to pay for food asswipe......no wonder you left wing types need the ******* government to wipe you ass....

Nah, we like concentrated corporate power wiping our elected representative's asses. That's the american way.

 

[Dschrute3]

The Program seems to be in trouble regardless. Its effectiveness is being questioned.

Its not but if that's what you believe, you could volunteer, donate, you know - the stuff that those darn old liberals do.

I volunteer often. But this is partially Taxpayer-funded. So it should be heavily scrutinized.

It was some Washington pol who made that remark; I don't know if he was specifically thinking of Meals on Wheels, but it was a throw away remark to offer a one-size-fits-all excuse for a budget cut that is going to make some people shriek. Budget cuts ALWAYS make some people shriek, but there is no purpose served in smearing the programs that have clearly done well. We are in a hard place. The American people elected a man who wants our money spent on certain things, and in order to afford it, we have to take money from some other things. Making any excuses for what is happening is unnecessary.

The idea of cutting Government spending is shocking, and even 'insulting' to many Americans. They're completely oblivious to our staggering $20 Trillion Debt. They just don't care. But one day, they may be forced to care. A day of reckoning is coming.

We've become North Korea; cannibalizing our own society to maintain the military contractor socialism and global military hegmony. A day of reckoning is most certainly coming, our colonialism will not last. Abroad or at home.

Yes, this militarization and endless war is gonna come back to bite us at some point. Maintaining Empires costs big bucks and a lotta lives. That's why our Founding Fathers warned against 'Empire-Building.' They knew where it would all end. The endless war will only end when it's no longer economically feasible. But that day of reckoning is coming.

 

[Slade3200]

The Program seems to be in trouble regardless. Its effectiveness is being questioned.

By whom? I don't think so.

A new national study commissioned by Meals on Wheels America in conjunction with the AARP Foundation and conducted by researchers at Brown University Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research validates what we have known all along.

This March, 2015 study, conducted in winter of 2013 and spring of 2014, set out to demonstrate the effectiveness of home-delivered meals from the standpoint of traditional daily-delivered meals versus frozen weekly delivered meals. The findings overwhelmingly support the value of daily home-delivered meals as the most beneficial and successful model of meal delivery for homebound older adults. The results of the study were derived from responses to an extensive questionnaire conducted with 626 individuals receiving services from Meals on Wheels organizations in eight states across the country.

The most significant finding was that that those who received daily-delivered meals experienced the greatest improvements in health and quality of life. Respondents receiving daily-delivered meals were more likely to exhibit: improvements in mental health (i.e., anxiety); improvements in self-rated health; reductions in the rate of falls; improvements in feelings of isolation and loneliness; and decreases in worry about being able to remain in home. They also were more likely to attribute their meals to making them feel safer and report that their meals helped them to eat healthier foods than the group receiving frozen meals.

As we continue to look for the most cost-effective way to deliver services to our rapidly aging population, we must keep in mind that we need to invest both private and public dollars in programs that bring the most value per dollar. Daily, home-delivered meals provide an array of benefits that result in cost savings in the long-run because they help keep people safe, healthy and happy in their own homes instead of expensive institutional or health care settings.

Effectiveness of Meals on Wheels Programs Confirmed by National Study - The Valley Ledger | It's All About The Lehigh Valley

I'm ok with it. But all Taxpayer-funded programs should be heavily scrutinized. Our Government owes its Citizens that much.

I agree that we need to scrutinize how our tax money is spent but I think tax funded orgs are less important than departments, agencies and the larger programs. The orgs that get grants and federal funding spend much of their time trying to raise funds to stay afloat when their time would be better spent working towards their cause. Especially orgs like meals on wheels and after school programs for kids. There is much more waste going on in the government agencies, especially the military, when it comes to discretionary spending, everything else is a drop in the bucket compared to what we spend on defense.

But also our discretionary spending budget is only a fraction of the total budget that adds to our debt. Social Security and Medicare are the biggest factors to our debt that anything else, by far.

Here is a good link to some simple charts that show the breakdown. It gives perspective of where we should focus our energy:
Federal Spending: Where Does the Money Go

 

[Pogo]

asswipe.....Meals On Wheels is a problem......too much of the money isn't going to feed the poor.....and why is it you can't crack open your wallet and feed the guy....?

Because he lives 750 ******* MILES AWAY, Dipweed.

**** you and the hackery you rode in on.

Wow......you mean you have to send gold coins by convoy in order to give him money asswipe....you can't cut him a ******* check and send it in the mail?

You can't EAT a ******* check, shit-for-brains.

You use it to pay for food asswipe......no wonder you left wing types need the ******* government to wipe you ass....

---- and how do you get the food to come to you, used-toilet-paper-breath? What does it do -- get up from the grocery store shelf and just walk to your house and knock on the door and say "eat me"?

Holy shit I can't believe I'm dealing with a human this degree of dense.....

 

[Pogo]

The Program seems to be in trouble regardless. Its effectiveness is being questioned.

By whom? I don't think so.

A new national study commissioned by Meals on Wheels America in conjunction with the AARP Foundation and conducted by researchers at Brown University Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research validates what we have known all along.

This March, 2015 study, conducted in winter of 2013 and spring of 2014, set out to demonstrate the effectiveness of home-delivered meals from the standpoint of traditional daily-delivered meals versus frozen weekly delivered meals. The findings overwhelmingly support the value of daily home-delivered meals as the most beneficial and successful model of meal delivery for homebound older adults. The results of the study were derived from responses to an extensive questionnaire conducted with 626 individuals receiving services from Meals on Wheels organizations in eight states across the country.

The most significant finding was that that those who received daily-delivered meals experienced the greatest improvements in health and quality of life. Respondents receiving daily-delivered meals were more likely to exhibit: improvements in mental health (i.e., anxiety); improvements in self-rated health; reductions in the rate of falls; improvements in feelings of isolation and loneliness; and decreases in worry about being able to remain in home. They also were more likely to attribute their meals to making them feel safer and report that their meals helped them to eat healthier foods than the group receiving frozen meals.

As we continue to look for the most cost-effective way to deliver services to our rapidly aging population, we must keep in mind that we need to invest both private and public dollars in programs that bring the most value per dollar. Daily, home-delivered meals provide an array of benefits that result in cost savings in the long-run because they help keep people safe, healthy and happy in their own homes instead of expensive institutional or health care settings.

Effectiveness of Meals on Wheels Programs Confirmed by National Study - The Valley Ledger | It's All About The Lehigh Valley

I'm ok with it. But all Taxpayer-funded programs should be heavily scrutinized. Our Government owes its Citizens that much.

I agree that we need to scrutinize how our tax money is spent but I think tax funded orgs are less important than departments, agencies and the larger programs. The orgs that get grants and federal funding spend much of their time trying to raise funds to stay afloat when their time would be better spent working towards their cause. Especially orgs like meals on wheels and after school programs for kids. There is much more waste going on in the government agencies, especially the military, when it comes to discretionary spending, everything else is a drop in the bucket compared to what we spend on defense.

But also our discretionary spending budget is only a fraction of the total budget that adds to our debt. Social Security and Medicare are the biggest factors to our debt that anything else, by far.

Here is a good link to some simple charts that show the breakdown. It gives perspective of where we should focus our energy:
Federal Spending: Where Does the Money Go

Excellent perspective. The most relevant chart from that page that makes obvious where the cost cuts need to come from ----

 

[Dschrute3]

Hate to come off as 'cold-hearted', but we are a shocking $20 Trillion in Debt folks. Spending cuts have to happen. I think our country will survive without the 'Meals on Wheels' program. Sorry, but we are gonna have to address the $20 Trillion Debt elephant in the room at some point.