by Jim Oswald | Aug 16, 2023 | Blog, Story
It’s not the first time Bill, who suffered a physically debilitating stroke, fell out of his wheelchair in his home. On one occasion, the Daly City resident was able to contact paramedics by yelling out to Siri on his cell phone to autodial 911. Bill says that within...
by Jim Oswald | Jul 20, 2023 | Blog, Story
There was quite a bit of excitement at Meals on Wheels this week! On July 17, we met our new Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer Steele, who flew across the country from her home in Cincinnati to meet us for the first time and to get to know our operations....
by Hannah Grant | Jun 9, 2023 | Blog
I joined the Meals on Wheels Nutrition Department in November 2022. As a Registered Dietitian, my job is to help seniors who receive Meals on Wheels stay healthy. Here are some recommendations I have to keep you healthy while having fun this summer! Drink Water High...
by Jim Oswald | Jun 7, 2023 | Blog
Monica’s building is located at the northern edge of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Her apartment is modest and gets a lot of sunshine. Everything is neat and tidy – a beautiful string of sparkly fairy-type garland is draped across her windows, and cloth...
by Jim Oswald | Apr 20, 2023 | Blog
Electric-Powered for a Cleaner, Greener Future! Meals on Wheels of San Francisco (MOWSF) aims to electrify two-thirds of its fleet of meal delivery vehicles by 2027. MOWSF’s current fleet of 32 combustion vehicles covers almost 100,000 miles a year visiting thousands...
by KFF Health News | Apr 18, 2023 | Blog, News
A growing number of California’s oldest residents are dying of malnutrition, a yearslong trend that accelerated during the covid pandemic. Deaths attributed to malnutrition more than doubled, from about 650 in 2018 to roughly 1,400 in 2022, according to preliminary...
