What is available?
Community Meals, often known as 'meals on wheels', can help
ensure that people receive proper nutrition on a daily basis,
whatever their own circumstances.
All the meals are nutritionally balanced, cooked locally and
delivered hot to the home in foil containers. We recommend that you
eat the meals hot soon after delivery and do not try to reheat
them. A typical meal will consist of a hot main course of meat or
fish with vegetables and a hot or cold sweet.
Diabetic, low carbohydrate, low fat, soft diet, gluten free and
low sodium, as well as vegetarian, Halal, Kosher, Asian and
Afro-caribbean meals are also available.
Who can get meals on wheels?
This service is for people aged 18 and over, normally older
people, who are unable to prepare and cook one hot meal a day. This
may be a permanent situation due to sight loss, a physical or
learning disability, illness or a temporary situation such as
recovering after a stay in hospital, to help you maintain your
independence and quality of life.
When you contact us we will carry out a brief assessment to see
what help you need and for how long.
What is an assessment?
Community Meals in Stockport are provided by Individual
Solutions SK and, if you prefer, you can contact them direct
to arrange for meals to be delivered to your home.
You could also arrange for a care worker from a private
home care agency to come in and prepare meals for you. If you do
this remember to take care to choose one that is registered
and inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Follow the
link below for more information or visit the CQC website.
List of care agencies
How much does it cost?
The cost is £4.00 a day for the hot main meal and dessert,
delivered to your door.
Can I get help with the cost?
Not in this instance. The cost of preparing the food and
delivering it to your home has to be covered so there is a fixed
charge that everyone has to pay.
How to get in touch
The Adult Social Care Team is the first point of contact for all
referrals and general enquiries. Contact them from 8am to 6pm,
Monday to Friday on 0161 217 6029.
When you contact us we'll discuss your situation over the phone
and possibly follow this up with a visit to your home to talk about
your needs and discuss what help is available.
Useful contacts
Please note that links to websites will open in a new
window.
Individual Solutions SK
Address: Enterprise House, Oakhurst Drive, off Bird Hall Lane, Cheadle Heath, Stockport SK3 0XT
Phone: 0161 474 3900
Fax: 0161 474 3901
Web: www.individualsolutionssk.co.uk
Email: enquiries@individualssk.co.uk
Care Quality Commission (CQC)
Address: Citygate, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4PA
Phone: 03000 616161
Fax: 03000 616172
Web: www.cqc.org.uk
Email: enquiries@cqc.org.uk