meals on wheels

[richard1976]

hi i was just wondering if there is any meals on wheels services that covers wick and surrounding areas, if not, is this a service which anybody would like? I have been thinking of setting up this service for quite sometime and would be very interested in your views or ideas, before i start. Thankyou

[Spongeboab]

i think you'd be best speaking to the council. could be wrong but i thought they ran the meals on wheels service for the elderly.

from my experience of meals on wheels for the elderly, it's not a 'for profit' type of business, more of a social work service.

saying that, i'd pay you handsomely for a cheeseburger and platter of nachos right now. maybe that's where the market is. a good munchie delivery service.

[oldmarine]

You are correct, "meals on wheels" is a service for the elderly who can't get out to get their own. It's not a 'for profit' type of business and is meant for social work service.

[poppett]

Sadly now in the highlands "meals on wheels" translates as "you need a freezer and a microwave and choose your frozen dinners from a catalogue".............unless you are named Bobandag16 and get home cooked meals in containers fresh to your freezer!

An interesting idea tho Richard.

[Spongeboab]

Sadly now in the highlands "meals on wheels" translates as "you need a freezer and a microwave and choose your frozen dinners from a catalogue".............unless you are named Bobandag16 and get home cooked meals in containers fresh to your freezer!

An interesting idea tho Richard.

this makes me feel depressed
i thought meals on wheels were fresh meals from the nursing homes delivered every couple of days with a bit of chat thrown in

in that case i think you should go for it Richard, not sure how you would get around the whole logistics of it though (delivery/payment/premises to prepare meals etc)

is the current service run by the council or tendered out to a private firm ?

[bobandag16]

not easy to get over the problems. high costs . numbers invovled. staffing . transport. not an easy project iam the bobandag16 in poppets reply she caters for one. think you will find many hurdles to over come . nice idea but outdated..

[annemarie482]

there is a firm that already does this, my mums 94 year old neighbour in keiss gets all her food delivered to her.

cant mind what they're called offhand, think it might be wiltshire farm foods, but have seen the van there often.

[Spongeboab]

thanks AnneMarie, your mum's neighbour's company looks very professional http://www.wiltshirefarmfoods.com

but the food looks like the sort of processed rubbish that Wetherspoons sells or even worse .... Raigmore Hospital

[richard1976]

thank you everyone for your input, i will take it all on board. Spongeboab you are right wiltshire foods does look very proffesional but yes unfortunatly it is all frozen pre packed ready meals which is also stated on their site. its this exact thing that i want to get away from by providing fresh quality local food. Also not just for the elderly, but for anybody that prehaps finds cooking difficult.

[orkneycadian]

Surprised its not all Tesco doing the frozen meal delivery over there too!