The primary focus of Fort Bend Seniors is the Meals on Wheels program. Fort Bend Seniors served over 358,000 meals in 2021 to 2,150 clients across our service area.
MEALS ON WHEELS
Home-delivered meals include 1 hot meal daily, Monday – Wednesday and 1 hot meal plus 3 frozen meals on Thursday. The frozen meals for Friday – Sunday. These meals meet at least 1/3 of the recommended daily allowance of all nutrients required by adults for five or more days per week to seniors who are homebound.
Participants for the home-delivered meal program must be unable to physically attend a senior center and also be unable to safety prepare their own meals.
CONGREGATE CENTERS
CONGREGATE MEALS
All centers are open Monday – Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. One hot meal is served daily that met at least 1/3 of the recommended daily allowance of all nutrients required by adults provided in a group setting. Congregate meals will be served at all 8 of Fort Bend Seniors’ senior centers, located throughout Fort Bend and Waller counties and along the Harris and Fort Bend County boundaries. Fort Bend Seniors provided congregate meals five days per week at 8 of the locations in Fort Bend and Waller counties.
OTHER CONGREGATE CENTER ACTIVITIES & SERVICES INCLUDE:
- Meals & nutrition education
- Daily recreational activities (field trips, arts, and crafts, bingo, exercise)
- Computer access
- Health screenings
- Field trips
- Round-trip transportation as needed
If you would like to attend a center fill out a registration form to get started!
RESPITE CARE – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
This program is designed for seniors in early to mid-stages of Dementia or Alzheimer’s to socialize in a comfortable and safe environment. Our focus is to give loved ones and caregivers time back, providing an opportunity to rest or run errands. Caregivers have peace of mind knowing that they are leaving their loved ones in the hands of trained staff and volunteers, who will be actively engaged with them in fun activities. Lunch will be provided during the program.
Participants must be mobile, and able to communicate with our staff. Seniors with incontinence issues, serious aggression or wandering are not appropriate for this program.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
A 2014 study found less than 25% of older adults have an emergency plan. Of those surveyed a quarter live alone and a third were disabled or in poor health. Our older population is most vulnerable in a time of crisis, so being prepared today means a faster response time and less stress in the future
Fort Bend Seniors delivers a hurricane pack of 5 emergency shelf-stable meals with a shelf life of one year and a complete hurricane kit to our senior clients prior to hurricane season. Sitting down with your loved one to work out a natural disaster plan gives you and your family peace of mind and reassurance they are prepared when an emergency occurs.