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Meal Preparation
Part of Wellness Care · $30 an hour
Real meals, made the way they like them.
When cooking for one gets tiring, meals turn into toast and coffee. A caregiver plans, shops and cooks with your loved one, then sits down and eats with them. Good food keeps them strong, and strong is how they stay home.
Not ready to talk yet? Ask Cara or fill out our Care Questionnaire (about 8 minutes).
Why it matters
Eating well is part of staying independent.
Poor appetite and skipped meals often go unnoticed, but they lead to weight loss, weakness and slower healing. Those are the things that make a fall or an illness harder to recover from.
Sources: Malnutrition in a national sample of older adults, NHATS 2017; CDC, older adult falls.
What's included
More than just cooking.
✓ Planning the week's meals with them
✓ Grocery shopping, or going together
✓ Cooking fresh, home-style meals
✓ Following diets their doctor set, like low salt or diabetic
✓ Leaving meals ready for later
✓ Reminders to drink water through the day
✓ Sitting down to eat together
✓ Dishes and kitchen cleanup
Our caregivers cook and follow a diet the doctor has set. They don't do tube feeding or other medical nutrition.
How we do it
Their kitchen, their recipes.
Their favorites
Mom's chicken and noodles, the way she makes it. We cook food that tastes like home, so they actually want to eat it.
A seat at the table
People eat better with company. Our caregivers sit down and share the meal and the conversation.
Someone who notices
Eating less, food going bad in the fridge, trouble chewing. A caregiver sees it early and lets you know.
Signs it may be time
You might be noticing:
Old or spoiled food in the fridge
Weight loss or clothes getting loose
Mostly snacks or frozen dinners
Pots left on the stove or burners left on
Not drinking much water
Saying they "aren't hungry" most days
Any of these is worth a conversation. A free in-home assessment helps us see what's going on in the kitchen and plan around it.
Transparent pricing
$30 an hour
Part of Wellness Care, so it's one plan, not an add-on. A minimum of 4 hours per visit and 8 hours per week.
Want more flexibility? Coming soon, clients can book Wellness Care (Level 1) visits in our app from 2 hours, with no weekly minimum. App visits depend on caregiver availability.
Ways to save
Best Price Guarantee: for new private-pay clients, we'll beat a comparable written rate from a professional home care agency for your first 6 months. Additional eligibility terms may apply.
HomeTogether TV included: with 20 or more private-pay hours a week, video calls and gentle check-ins on their TV come at no charge. Learn more
Common questions
No. It's part of Wellness Care (and of Personal Care too), so cooking, light housekeeping, errands and company all happen in the same visit.
Yes. We follow the diet their doctor has set, such as low salt, diabetic or soft foods, and write it into their care plan.
Yes. Many families have the caregiver cook extra and leave labeled meals ready to heat up.
Groceries are paid for by your family. The caregiver can shop with your loved one or pick up a list.
What families & caregivers say
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