Meals on wheels are a hot two course meal provided by Cumbria County Council Adult Social Care and delivered to your home by a volunteer. 
They are often provided alongside other services as part of Community Care.  These help people remain living at home as an alternative to moving into some form of residential or nursing home. 

Meals on wheels are for people of any age who are unable to cook their own meals and have no other way of getting a hot meal. This means not everyone will be eligible for meals on wheels. We decide who is eligible for meals on wheels using an assessment of need carried out by a social worker. 

Local service (Eden, South Lakeland, Allerdale, Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle, Copeland).

There is a fixed charge for meals on wheels.

Please look at "Support with Meals" on the council's website at https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/healthsocialcare/stayathome.asp

You can get meals on wheels in who ways: 

• through Cumbria County Council Adult Social Care; and 
• through independent organisations and companies in some areas. 

To apply for meals on wheels, you must contact your local Cumbria County Council Adult Social Care office and ask for an assessment of need. Tel: 01228 606060

21/08/2018