Senior Nutrition Program                                                                            

 

               Contact the Vernon County Unit on Aging at (608) 637-5201 for details

 

Senior Dining Program 

 

The purpose of the elderly nutrition program is to provide nutrition services to assist older individuals in Wisconsin to live independently, by promoting better health through improved nutrition and reduced isolation.

 

The Senior Dining Program was started in 1972 when the Nutrition Program for the Elderly allocated $100 million for a national nutritional program.   Overall funding for the program comes from a variety of sources including federal, state, local public and private, and participant contributions.  Participant donations are taken on a strictly confidential basis.  No one will be denied a meal due to his or her inability to make a donation.

 

Meal Sites have been established in many communities in Vernon County.  (See the complete listing on the following pages.)  Some Meal Sites are at restaurants. Others are in community centers, schools or senior housing units.  The meals being served have been approved by a dietitian ensuring that they meet one third of daily nutrition requirements for seniors. 

 

 

Congregate Meal Eligibility (contribution basis)

One or more of the following items are required for meal eligibility:

Article I.         Age 60 or older.

Article II.       Any spouse who attends the dining center with their spouse who is 60 or older.

Article III.    A person with a disability, under age 60, who resides in housing facilities occupied primarily by older individuals at which congregate    nutrition services are provided.

Article IV.   A disabled individual who resides at home with and accompanies an older individual to the dining center.

 

Home-Delivered Meals Eligibility

One or more of the following items are required for Home Delivered Meal eligibility:

1.    A person aged 60 or older who is frail and essentially homebound by reason of illness, disability, or isolation, for which an assessment concludes that participation, is in the individual’s best interest.

Article I.         A spouse of a person eligible for a Home-Delivered Meal as described above, regardless of age or condition, if an assessment concludes that it is in the best interest of the homebound individual.

Article II.       A disabled individual who resides at home with an eligible individual.

 

The items to determine the eligibility for Home Delivered Meals include the following :

 

·        The individual must be unable to leave his or her home under normal circumstances.

·        The person must be unable to participate in the congregate meals because of physical or emotional problems.

·        There is no spouse or other adult living in the same house or building that is willing to prepare meals.

·        The special dietary needs of the individual must be able to be met by the meals available.

·        The individual is able to feed them self or has someone available to assist with dining.

·        The individual is unable physically or emotionally, to obtain food and prepare adequate meals.

·        The individual agrees to be home when meals are delivered or to contact the program when absence is unavoidable.

 

 

All Others Who Wish to Participate 

All non-elderly persons may be served congregate or home-delivered meals only if the total cost of providing the service is paid for.  Documentation of full payment shall be maintained.

 

 

 

 

 

Vernon County Senior Mealsites

Meal Site Location

Site

Address

Phone #

Serving Times

Chaseburg

Tippy Toe Inn

 

307 Depot St.

Chaseburg, WI

(608) 483-2119

Mon – Thurs

11:15 a.m.

Coon Valley

Stockyard Grill & Saloon

202 Central Ave.

Coon Valley, WI

(608) 452-2600

Tues – Fri

11:00 a.m.

De Soto

Bright Spot

 

118 Mill Park

De Soto, WI

(608) 648-3514

Mon – Thurs

11:30 a.m.

De Soto

Prairie View Elem. School

E3245 Cty. Rd. N

De Soto, WI

(608) 648-2227

Mon – Thurs

11:15 a.m.

Hillsboro

St. Joseph Community Health Services

400 Water Ave.

Hillsboro

608-489-2780

Mon – Thurs

11:45 a.m.

La Farge

Kickapoo Haven

106 W. Main

La Farge, WI

(608) 625-2202

Tues – Fri

11:30 a.m.

Ontario

Wildcat Mountain Bar-n-Grill

202 Main St.

Ontario, WI

(608) 337-4857

Mon, Tues, Thu, Fri

11:15 a.m.

Readstown

Valley View Apartments

520 N.4th Street

Readstown, WI

(608) 629-5442

Mon – Thurs

11:15 a.m.

Stoddard

Valley Apartments

350 Elm Drive

Stoddard, WI

(608) 457-2219

Mon – Thurs

11:30 a.m.

Viroqua #1

Viroqua Senior Center

220 North Main

Viroqua, WI

(608) 637-5201

Mon – Thurs

11:30 a.m.

Viroqua #2

Park View Manor

200 Park View Ct.

Viroqua, WI

(608) 637-5201

Mon – Thurs

11:00 a.m.

Westby

Westby Community Center

206 N. Main

Westby, WI

(608) 634-5201

Mon – Thurs

11:30 a.m.

 

 

 

Grocery Store Listings and Compare & Contrast

 

Store

Rides to and from

Grocery Delivery

Mobilized Shopping Carts

Senior Discount

Bergum’s Food Mart

101 North Maple St.

La Farge, WI

(608) 625-4413

NO

YES

NO

NO

Hansen’s IGA

419 North Main St.

Westby, WI

(608) 634-2464

NO

NO

NO

5% on Mondays

T-N-T Grocers, Inc.

311 Main St.

Ontario, WI

(608) 337-4880

NO

NO

NO

NO

Village Market

1230 North Main St.

Viroqua, WI

(608) 637-2476

YES

NO

YES

NO

Viola Natural Foods Co-op

110 West Commercial St.

Viola, WI

(608) 627-1476

Hours: Thurs & Fri  2:00-4:30

 

NO

NO

NO

NO

Viroqua Food Co-op

521 North Main St.

Viroqua, WI

(608) 637-7511

NO

NO

NO

5% on each trip + free membership to co-op if 65 or older

Wal-Mart

1133 North Main St

Viroqua, WI

(608) 637-8511

YES

 

NO

YES

NO

 

 

Emergency Food

Food Bank

Address

Phone Number

Areas Covered

Bethel Butikk

341 Black River Ave.

Westby, WI 54667