Waukesha senior dining centers to consolidate

The Waukesha County Aging and Disability Resource Center of Waukesha County will consolidate its three senior dining centers in the Waukesha to one.

As of Jan. 1, 2010, the La Casa Village senior dining center will be the single senior dining center in the city and the centers currently located in the Saratoga Heights and Willow Park apartment buildings will close.

Additionally, the Waukesha County Exposition Center will house the Home Delivered Meal program within the City of Waukesha.  As of Jan. 1, all meals will be assembled at and distributed from the Expo Center.

The consolidation, which became finalized with the passage of the Waukesha County 2010 budget in November, is part of an effort to increase efficiency, minimize costs and allow for future growth of the home delivered meal program which, over the past few years, has seen consistent and progressive growth.

Seniors, age 60 and over, previously receiving meals at Saratoga Heights and Willow Park locations, are able to attend the senior dining center at La Casa Village.

All Waukesha County residents age 60 and over, regardless of income, are eligible to receive the meals, which are funded by the federal government through the “Older Americans Act,” at senior dining centers.  Transportation may be available for $1, each way, for seniors to attend the dining center.  Homebound seniors are encouraged to contact the ADRC regarding home delivery of the meals.

“It was a very difficult decision to make these changes,” said Cathy Bellovary, Director of the ADRC, “but the decision was made strategically.  After thorough deliberation, the La Casa Village senior dining center was chosen because it is a community friendly center with a large room available for future growth, plenty of parking and availability five days a week.”

Bellovary said that La Casa de Esperanza, the organization which owns and operates La Casa Village, has been a longtime partner of Waukesha County and the ADRC.

Seniors with questions about the senior dining center changes or those who would like information regarding meals through the home delivered meal program are encourage to contact the ADRC by calling 262-548-7848.