SeniorCare Experts Home Delivered Meals Program

SeniorCare Experts' Home Delivered Meals Program is the only alternative in Jefferson County to the government sponsored meals-on-wheels program for seniors. Our program is open to seniors age 60+ as well as those under age 60, with a demonstrated need such as being disabled. If meal preparation has become a challenge for you, let our team of local chefs prepare them for you!

food Keeping seniors healthy with a good nutrition program is the goal of this program. The importance of maintaining high nutritional standards as we age cannot be overstated! Well balanced meals are important and will be delivered to your home, eliminating grocery shopping, meal preparation, leftovers and waste.

A caring volunteer will deliver your locally prepared meals to your door.

Coverage areas: East Louisville, South Louisville, Old Louisville, Hikes Point, Buechel, Fern Creek, Jeffersontown, Okolona.

Monday-Friday delivery
Chef-prepared meals: high quality, nutritionally sound, locally and freshly prepared, low sodium, and preservative-free.
Plate meals include entrée, vegetables, rice, potato or pasta, bread, butter, dessert and beverage (milk or juice).
Weekend meals can be ordered for Friday delivery.*
Kosher meals available in the Hikes Point/Buechel area.
Volunteers deliver meals directly to your door between 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

*availability may vary

Ordering is simple!

Pick a schedule: 3, 5 or 7 days per week
Prepay with your credit card or automatic bank draft.
3 day plan: $21/wk
5 day plan: $32/wk
7 day plan: $42/wk

*Financial assistance may be available.*

To get started: Call SCE at 502-896-2316.

SCE has partnered with chefs cooking for seniors in the local area. Click on links below to see menus.

Area 1: Northeast Jefferson County (Middletown, Goose Creek, Upper Brownsboro Road, Westport Road, Lyndon). Menu

Area 2: East Jefferson County (St. Matthews, Crescent Hill, Clifton). Menu

Area 3: Southeast Jefferson County (Fern Creek, Jeffersontown). Menu

Area 4: South Central Jefferson County (Okolona, Highview, Hillview, Poplar Level Road, Preston Highway, Lynnview, Audubon Park). Weekly frozen only. Menu

Area 5: Old Louisville/South Louisville (PRP, Shively, Dixie Highway, Churchill Downs/UofL ). Menu

Area 6: Central Jefferson County (Buechel and Hikes Point). Menu

SeniorCare Experts Home Delivered Meals - Importance of Good Nutrition for Seniors

Good nutrition is important for all ages, but it is crucial for seniors as they age and physical capacity declines. Research has shown that when seniors do not eat nutritionally well-balanced diets, they can develop symptoms of serious disease or illness, which can lead to costly health treatment. SeniorCare Experts' Meals Program chefs follow the nutritional standards of the Child and Adult Food and Nutrition Program. Meals are prepared with fresh ingredients, and with no added salt or sugar. Color in fruits and vegetables is an important nutritional tip used to keep meals healthy.

Older adults in Jefferson County qualify for the program if they are age 60+, or have a temporary need such as recent hospital discharge, are frail, or suffer a disability. Home delivered meals can help ensure that a homebound person Meal maintains adequate nutrition.

SeniorCare Experts Home Delivered Meals program serves approximately 25,000 meals per year from five local kitchen/meal pick up sites. Over 100 volunteers carry these meals to seniors' homes on a daily basis.