If you have difficulty preparing your own meals at home, then you may need our service!
What does the service do?
It provides community meals (formerly known as meals on wheels) for people who can't cook for themselves.
Who can use the service?
- Vulnerable and/or older people living in the city council's area who have been assessed by Adult Social Care Services as needing the service.
What are the options?
Hot meals service
- This service provides a choice of hot meals directly to clients' homes between 11.30am and 1.30pm seven days a week, 365 days a year. The meal will consist of a hot main course and a dessert.
- Meals are cooked on route to make sure the food retains its quality and nutritional content.
- The menus offering a range of dishes, and we are able to cater for special dietary needs and religious or cultural belief.
- The council’s in-house team provide the service.
- Every effort will be made to ensure that meals are delivered at a regular time.
- In addition the service provides regular personal contact.
Snack / tea service
- This service provides a sandwich, dessert item and fruit drink delivered to clients' homes with their hot lunchtime meal seven days a week.
Frozen meals service
- A more flexible service based on people cooking meals as required.
- A supply of frozen meals is selected by the client and delivered fortnightly.
- Clients can choose from a menu offering a range of choices and catering for special dietary needs.
- The service is provided by the council’s in house team.
- If you are not eligible then you may purchase meals through the council’s not for profit frozen meals service “Yorkshire CM”
All our meals meet the National Association of Care Catering’s Recommended Minimum Standard for Community Meals regarding nutritional content and are regularly checked for their quality.
Office opening times and contact number
Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.00pm Telephone: 0113 247 8577
How to find out more about the assessment process
To find out if you can receive this service or for more information contact the contact centre on telephone: 0113 222 4401