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Cost-cutting shifts in senior meals contracts region wide
Heritage Area Agency on Aging tightens costs for Meals on Wheels by bundling groceries via Hawkeye Foodservice and moving to per meal pricing with 14 contractors. Private bids loom as nonprofits fear reduced service, while some centers face staff cuts but preserve meal quality. Names include Heritage, Hawkeye, Family Services, Bateman Senior Meals, Swanson Corp., Generations, Unity Hospital, and Southwest 8. Cities Iowa regions: Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Waterloo, Muscatine, Council Bluffs.
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Bernadine Roberts
Taylor
Liz Selk
Cedar Rapids
Heritage Area Agency On Aging
Heritage
Benton
Cedar
Iowa
Johnson
Jones, Linn
Washington
Lois Buntz
Family Services
St. Luke’s Hospital
Patrick Snook
Elderly Services
Snook
Hawkeye Foodservice
Iowa City
Williamsburg
Selk
Hawkeye
Hawkeye Valley
Davenport
Generations Area Agency On Aging
Marvin Webb
Webb
Sodexho USA
Unity Hospital
Muscatine
Waterloo
Bateman Senior Meals
Ous
Harvey
Council Bluffs
Barbara Morrison
Swanson Corp
Omaha
Morrison
Swanson
Area Agencies On Aging Gazette