senior’s medical condition or pose a major safety risk,” said Dr. Zia Agha, chief medical officer at West Health Institute.
“We’re excited learnings from this research program are now being implemented across the country within Meals on Wheels America’s expanded program that will positively impact as many seniors as possible,” Agha added in an institute news release.
In a special editor’s note, Dr. Michael Malone, section editor in models of geriatric care, quality of improvement and program dissemination with the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, wrote, “As health care systems struggle to address the social determinants of health, this innovative Meals on Wheels model may provide part of the solution.”
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