| County |
Genesee County |
| Contact person |
Jay Gsell, Manager, 716-344-2550 ext 204 |
| Case descriptions |
Case 3: Meals on Wheels/Nutrition Program - Office of Aging |
| Forms of restructuring |
privatization - private contract |
| Specific services affected |
co. kitchen shutdown |
| Year started |
1993 |
| Partners |
local hospital food service; county-wide meal sites |
| Primary goal |
cost and health regulations |
| Barriers |
quality control; change in provider for inflexible clientele |
| Benefits |
cost/meal reduced; quality control; employees costs reduced |
| Impact on budget |
slight cost decrease |
| Impact on labor |
minimal (had been minimum paid, lots of volunteers) |
| Key contact |
Pam Whitmore, Director of Office of Aging, 716-344-1611 |
