{"id":14826,"date":"2023-05-16T21:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T01:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=14826"},"modified":"2023-05-17T16:09:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T20:09:27","slug":"funding-for-elder-care-services-meal-on-wheels-could-hang-in-the-balance","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/funding-for-elder-care-services-meal-on-wheels-could-hang-in-the-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding for Elder Care Services\u2019 Meal on Wheels, could hang in the balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the federal government\u2019s looming debt ceiling raises concerns about federal cash flow, some local agencies like Elder Care Services are worried as well.<\/p>\n<p>The agency is celebrating over 50 years of delivering food to seniors through its Meals on Wheels program.<\/p>\n<p>This week, dozens of community and government leaders volunteered to cover the routes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re got ten meals that we will deliver today and as they were mentioning in the briefing, sometimes we\u2019ll be the only person that a lot of these folks will see,&#8221; said Keith Bowers, the director of the Florida Office of Economic Vitality. &#8220;It gives us an opportunity to share some love with them and just be smiling friendly faces and let them know we care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elder Care provides assistance to 2,000 seniors a year and out of those, 400 are Meals on Wheels recipients. Which means a lot of dollars are needed.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the Older Americans Act of 1965 covers costly expenses including nutritious meals, daily visits, and safety checks.<\/p>\n<p>Elder Care\u2019s executive director Jocelyne Fliger worries if Congress&#8217;s debt ceiling discussions impact their funding, it could have a negative effect on senior\u2019s well-being and their families\u2019 pockets too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would hope people would see the heart impact of these programs but also these programs make fiscal sense as well,&#8221; said Figer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If we\u2019re able to check in on seniors and provide them nutrition each day, often times that would mitigate a more costly ER visit or nursing home placement. So besides having that feel good component, it is also a very fiscally responsible program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Meals on Wheels national office, 5,000 local agencies currently receive a 35% share from the federal government. 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