全球智库信息集成服务系统(G2TT): Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs Evaluation: Meal Cost Analysis

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来源类型	Publication
	Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs Evaluation: Meal Cost Analysis
	Jessica Ziegler; Nicholas Redel; Linda Rosenberg; and Barbara Carlson
发表日期	2015-09-25
出版者	Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research
出版年	2015
语种	英语
概述	The Elderly Nutrition Services Program Process Evaluation meal cost analysis examined the average cost of congregate and home-delivered meals provided under the Nutrition Services Programs (NSP), which is administered by the Administration on Aging (AOA), and whether the cost varied by program characteristics. The analysis used cost data collected from a sample of 103 local service providers (LSPs) that included a mix of programs that (1) used various meal preparation methods; (2) were from across the country; and (3) provided meals in rural, suburban, and urban areas. The sample also included large and small programs.",
摘要	Key Findings: It costs more, on average, to provide a home-delivered meal ($11.06) than it does to provide a congregate meal ($10.69). These total average costs account for both the cost of purchased resources and the value of donated resources. Meal costs vary by program characteristics. It costs less, on average, to produce meals at a central kitchen, and it costs less, on average, for large programs and programs in the South to prepare meals. Congregate meals served in urban areas cost less, on average, than those served in suburban and rural or frontier areas, and home-delivered meals delivered by LSPs that operate in rural areas cost less than those delivered by LSPs that operate in suburban or urban areas. Average meal costs are outpacing inflation, probably because food costs are increasing faster than inflation. The NSP, administered by the AOA within the Administration for Community Living (ACL) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under the Older Americans Act (OAA), represents a key component of America’s strategy for ensuring that the health and social needs of older adults are adequately met. Every day, millions of older Americans receive a nutritious meal at a senior center or congregate meal site as part of the NSP. Many others consume a home-delivered meal provided by the program. The primary objective of the AOA Nutrition Programs Evaluation meal cost analysis was to address two key research questions: (1) What are the average costs of a congregate and a home-delivered meal provided under the NSP? and (2) Do these average costs vary by how meals are prepared or by other program characteristics? Answers to these questions enable NSP-funded programs to assess their own costs compared to those of other similar sites and provide AOA with information on which approaches are most cost-effective and under what circumstances.
URL	https://www.mathematica.org/our-publications-and-findings/publications/older-americans-act-nutrition-programs-evaluation-meal-cost-analysis
来源智库	Mathematica Policy Research (United States)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/488265
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Jessica Ziegler,Nicholas Redel,Linda Rosenberg,et al. Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs Evaluation: Meal Cost Analysis. 2015.

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