It also ended home-delivered meals for 1,000 of the frail elderly.

On the other hand, "It's hard to tell people wanting home-delivered meals that there's a waiting list."

But they receive only 5 percent of the home-delivered meals, according to a recent survey by the council.

"We're starting with individuals who get home-delivered meals," Ms. Carpenter said.

The patients receive three home-delivered meals a day from Sharing Community.

They do not have the means to supplement their one daily home-delivered meal.

This certainly shows men feel they have a need to know what services are available for the elderly, such as home-delivered meals or other help.

Waiting lists for home-delivered meals and subsidized public housing are long.

The department alone provides about 12.5 million home-delivered meals, more than a half-million rides and 1.2 million hours of home care annually.

Thanks to our home-delivered meals, David was able to take care of his wife for three years when she was dying of cancer.