Meals on wheels
Discussion
Not sure if this is in the right place, so mods please move if necessary.
I have very elderly grandparents who aren't really coping. For some time we've been dropping in and leaving food, doing odd bits, but like most they are very proud, and won't admit/accept help - which I do understand. As much as I'd like them to be somewhere warmer (they don't like putting the heating on!) with people on hand and food provided, I wholly understand they want to stay in their own house.
Last weekend, they had their AGA serviced, and the chap did something wrong which meant the oven wasn't working (nor the heating, but that's another thing), meaning their only option was cold food, or using the elctric cooker. They've not used the electric cooker recently enough to remember how to use it, and it gave them a massive confidence shock, depressing to see.
That said, I'm hoping they're now in a place where they might take some food in if we were to send rather than take our own 'leftovers', but I suspect I'll only have one chance to get it right! So, my question is does anyone have experience of using a similar service, and how nice are they? Which firms do decent food, and are the adverts on TV to be believed in that they're tasty. Grandad would want calorific stuff, 'English' stuff, etc.
Thanks in advance for any experiences, good or bad!
I have very elderly grandparents who aren't really coping. For some time we've been dropping in and leaving food, doing odd bits, but like most they are very proud, and won't admit/accept help - which I do understand. As much as I'd like them to be somewhere warmer (they don't like putting the heating on!) with people on hand and food provided, I wholly understand they want to stay in their own house.
Last weekend, they had their AGA serviced, and the chap did something wrong which meant the oven wasn't working (nor the heating, but that's another thing), meaning their only option was cold food, or using the elctric cooker. They've not used the electric cooker recently enough to remember how to use it, and it gave them a massive confidence shock, depressing to see.
That said, I'm hoping they're now in a place where they might take some food in if we were to send rather than take our own 'leftovers', but I suspect I'll only have one chance to get it right! So, my question is does anyone have experience of using a similar service, and how nice are they? Which firms do decent food, and are the adverts on TV to be believed in that they're tasty. Grandad would want calorific stuff, 'English' stuff, etc.
Thanks in advance for any experiences, good or bad!
I know, but they are a couple of hours away (and won't budge) and I think it really has to be completely ready 'meals' rather reheating various bits and actually having some input into it if that makes sense? They also would like control over it long term themselves I think - talking about payments etc here, and tesco and Morrisons delieveries have worked well for us in the past but they don't see it as sustainable as we have to order/pay which I think they don't like!
We've been taking bits like that in, but unless it all goes in one place for a certain amount of time it just seems to be too much.
Really they need to be somewhere with help, but I want to try and sort some food first as they're quite lucid and won't entertain moving...
We've been taking bits like that in, but unless it all goes in one place for a certain amount of time it just seems to be too much.
Really they need to be somewhere with help, but I want to try and sort some food first as they're quite lucid and won't entertain moving...
In the last couple of years of his life my 93 year old dad used to get meals delivered for the freezer that he just nuked in the microwave. I think it was something like Wiltshire foods but wouldn't swear to it. He said they were pretty good and from my p.o.v. he enjoyed and ATE them which was the main think.
Just googled and yes it was them. Doesn't Ronnie Corbett advertise them? Can't think he'd put his name to anything dodgy?
http://www.wiltshirefarmfoods.com
Worth a trial?
Just googled and yes it was them. Doesn't Ronnie Corbett advertise them? Can't think he'd put his name to anything dodgy?
http://www.wiltshirefarmfoods.com
Worth a trial?
guillemot said:
That's what I'm looking for, thanks - I wondered whether Wiltshire farm foods are as good as they claim! I guess perhaps the answer is to try them myself.
They are pretty good, to be fair. Their drivers are helpful too, they'll do all of the carrying and unpacking themselves.
They're not keen on microwaves, never had one and don't really understand how they work and wouldn't entertain one! Like I said, picky! 
they really need to be somewhere that they can access hot meals as and when needed but they won't have that currently - that's the next conversation!
they really need to be somewhere that they can access hot meals as and when needed but they won't have that currently - that's the next conversation! 
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