Nutrition Services

"BTSS is partially funded through the Area Agency on Aging 1-B through the Office of Services to the Aging, Nutrition Service Incentive Program (NSIP).　　BTSS complies with the terms and regulations of the Title V of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended in Section 504 of the Social Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Equal opportunity employer program. Reasonable accommodation is provided upon notification or request."

Nutritional supplements are available to area seniors based on medical necessity. BTSS orders Ensure monthly directly from the manufacturer at a reduced rate. Prices vary by product. Talk to your physician and see if a nutritional supplement is recommended. A physician’s order (prescription) is required and must include: 1.) the medical reason for liquid supplementation, 2.) the number of cans to be consumed per day and 3.) your weight. The physician’s order must be renewed every six months. Additionally, a home visit may be required for program participation.

BTSS　provides Meals on Wheels (MOW) to homebound (unable to drive or leave the home independently) seniors 60+. Meals are delivered by volunteer drivers Monday through Friday between 10:00 AM and 12 noon. The suggested donation is $3.75 per hot meal (price reflects partial funding provided by Area Agency on Aging 1B).

Meals on Wheels is a service offered to homebound seniors (generally unable to drive or leave the home independently) within the service area of BTSS.

To be eligible for Meals on Wheels, the client must be: a person 60 years of age or older; or be the spouse of a person 60 years of age of older or be an individual with disabilities who resides in a non-institutional household with a person eligible for and receiving MOW. For additional eligibility criteria please contact BTSS at 248.723.3500 or send an email.

Approximately 15% of the cost of each meal is federally funded by the Area Agency on Aging 1-B. The suggested client donation is $3.75 per hot meal. Contributions are appreciated and essential to ensure the future of the program.

Delivery of meals can generally begin approximately 2 weeks after the initial telephone interview. If your home is on a route that is currently full, you may be placed on a waiting list. Please note that the Meals on Wheels program is not an emergency food service.

The meals are planned to provide 1/3 of the USDA recommended daily nutrition for older adults. Please click on the MENU link on the BTSS Transportation and Nutrition Services page to view a sample menu. The meals are prepared and packaged offsite and delivered to BTSS each morning.

Every meal is low sodium in that there is no added salt to food during the preparation process. In order to limit the sodium content of the meal, cured or processed meats are served no more than once a week. Meals are "diabetic-friendly" in that fruit is served as the dessert.

The meal is delivered hot and can be served at that time or can be re-heated later that day.

The meals will be delivered between 10:00 AM -12:00 noon, Monday – Friday.

No. Meal service can be arranged for any consistent combination of days (Monday – Friday).

The meals are delivered by trained volunteers from the community.

No. The driver will not leave a meal unattended. Food safety guidelines do not allow us to leave the meals without knowing when they will be refrigerated or consumed.

Additionally, part of our mission is to see each client for each delivery. If the client does not respond to our attempts to deliver their scheduled meal, BTSS will call the client’s emergency contacts.

To avoid invoicing, if you find that you will not be home to accept your meal, please contact us at 248.723.3500 at least two business days in advance in order for us to cancel your meal with our supplier. Should an emergency occasion suddenly arise in which you must be away from home, please call us at any time of the day or night so that we do not send a volunteer driver to your home. Feel free to leave a voice message as messages are checked regularly.