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  "title": "Older Americans Act meals (Meals on Wheels / congregate) (free group meals and home-delivered meals for Californians 60 and older): who qualifies, what you get, how to apply, and what happens next",
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  "summary": "Older Americans Act meals give Californians 60 and older, and their spouses, meals in a group setting or delivered at home, in all 58 counties, through 33 Area Agencies on Aging. There is no income test; contributions are voluntary and no one is refused a meal for not paying. Home delivery is for people 60+ who have trouble leaving home or shopping and cooking; you start by calling the county Area Agency on Aging.",
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    "## What Senior Nutrition Program is, in one paragraph\n\nThe Senior Nutrition Program, called the Older Californians Nutrition Program in California, is the Older Americans Act meal program. It has two parts: congregate meals, served in a group setting such as a senior center, and home-delivered meals, often called Meals on Wheels. The California Department of Aging runs it through 33 Area Agencies on Aging in all 58 counties. There is no income test. Participants are asked for a voluntary contribution, and no eligible person is refused a meal for not giving one. Home delivery comes with a wellness check from the person bringing the meal.",
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      "value": "At least 5 meals a week",
      "label": "home-delivered meals, with wellness checks, for people 60+ with limited ability to leave home or cook; no payment required (California Department of Aging, rule:hdm_five)"
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    "## Who may qualify\n\nThe question is **age**, then **which meal program**.\n\n**Congregate meals**: people 60 or older (rule:age_60), their spouses at any age (rule:spouse), and people with disabilities who live at a site where meals are served (rule:disabled_at_site).\n\n**Home-delivered meals**: people 60 or older who have limited ability to leave home without help, or to shop for and prepare meals (rule:hdm_eligibility); a spouse of a participant; a person with a disability who lives with a participant (rule:disabled_at_home). Each Area Agency on Aging may add criteria.\n\n**Income**: no income limit is stated, and no one is refused a meal for not contributing (rule:no_income_test).",
    "## What the model on this page can do for you\n\nThis article is also the context of a model you can text or chat with. The buttons under the title open Messages with a note already written, or a chat on this page. The model has read this exact page: the rules above with their source ids, the procedure below, and the other programs the same facts open. It asks for one or two facts at a time, starting with date of birth and county, then whether it is hard to leave home or to shop and cook, tells you which rules you pass and which it cannot decide, names the programs you may also qualify for, and gives the exact next step. It has no tools: it cannot apply for you, and it says so. Every message is kept on this build's Ledger.\n\nA screening here is a screening, not a decision. The Area Agency on Aging decides.",
    "## How to apply, and what happens after\n\nContact the Area Agency on Aging for your county (rule:apply_aaa). Find it on the CDA [county page](https://www.aging.ca.gov/Find_Services_in_My_County/) or by calling 800-510-2020 (rule:find_aaa). Outside California, the Eldercare Locator answers at 1-800-677-1116 (rule:eldercare_locator).\n\n| Stage | What happens | Deadline | What stops people getting meals |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| Screen | Age 60+, spouse, or disability; for home delivery, difficulty leaving home or cooking | Minutes | Thinking it costs money |\n| Contact | Call the county AAA or the meal site | Same day | Calling the wrong county |\n| Assessment | Home delivery: the provider assesses need; nutrition screening (rule:screening) | Not stated | Understating daily limits |\n| Meals | Group meals, or at least five delivered a week with a wellness check (rule:hdm_five) | Weekly | Missed deliveries |\n| Renewal, appeal | Not stated on the pages fetched (rule:renewal, rule:appeal) | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |",
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    "## The same facts open other programs\n\nThe facts this program asks for, date of birth, county and whether it is hard to leave home or cook, are the facts that open:\n\n- **CalFresh (SNAP) (B001)**: CalFresh pays for groceries; a person 60+ is screened with household size and income. [[california-calfresh]]\n- **CalFresh Restaurant Meals Program (B009)**: CalFresh recipients 60+ can use benefits for prepared meals at participating restaurants. [[california-calfresh-restaurant-meals]]\n- **Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (B008)**: The same Area Agency on Aging signs people up for the $50 senior farmers’ market card. [[california-senior-farmers-market-nutrition]]\n- **Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) (B007)**: A monthly USDA food box for people 60+ with income at or below 150%. [[california-csfp]]\n- **Home-delivered groceries / medically tailored meals (CalAIM Community Support) (B074)**: Medi-Cal plans can contract Area Agencies on Aging and home-delivered meal providers for medically tailored meals. [[california-medically-tailored-meals]]\n- **In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) (B015)**: In-home help for a person who cannot cook or leave home; the same facts about daily limits. [[california-ihss]]\n\nThose connections are read from [[california-benefits-graph|the California benefits graph]], the object that holds all 80 programs, the life events that trigger them and the facts they share.",
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