 I'm Martin Kaminsky with Meals on Wheels for Greater Houston and Galveston County. Our goal is to help extend your health plans team by providing a full service to meet the needs of you and your members. We hope that you'll join us in the many ways that we can serve you. I invite you to take a good look at Meals on Wheels Texas and the ways we can partner together. Greater safety is paramount. Over the next 30 years, we will see a 184% increase in the over 65 population in Texas, bringing the total number in our state to 4.4 million people, according to the National Center for Vital Statistics. Currently, one in every six Texans over 65 lives below poverty, and that poverty creates hunger which exacerbates any health problems seniors face. Of course, nutrition is the first step in ensuring that seniors can remain in their own homes and maintain a higher quality of life. Many seniors have to rely on costly or medical alternatives, or going to emergency rooms or acute care facilities, when that visit could have been precluded by a regular and healthy meal and a friendly health monitoring visit. A 2013 study by the Center for Effective Government showed for every $1 invested in Meals on Wheels, there could be up to $50 savings in medical expenses. The Meals on Wheels magic is a nutritionally balanced lunch meal daily, or even as many as three meals daily if the doctor orders it. The Meals on Wheels team provides regular visits with seniors, in person, by phone, or even by an Alexa show in some areas. Good morning. On a scale from 1 to 5, how are you feeling today? 5. Thank you. On a scale from 1 to 5, how has your overall health been? Excellent. Have you had poor appetite or have not been eating all of your meals? Yes. Sorry to hear that you're not feeling well. We'll have someone in contact with you shortly. Thank you, Alexa. We're looking for the self-reported daily health monitoring, which can help the members' medical team determine if adjustments in their care plan are needed. And of course we provide simple meal packages for all the special needs of your members, including medically tailored meals, soft meals, low sodium or low sugar options, and vegetarian meals in compliance with the DRI requirements for good health. And in addition, Meals on Wheels can provide potential social and occupational activities, as well as referral connections to other social services to assist your member. It's all about the quality meal, variety, medically tailored and DRI compliant, serve freshly frozen in easy to microwave packaging, or served hot and fresh ready to eat, proper portions in easy to eat disposable containers are provided to your members. They can be labeled as needed for easy member meals scheduling. They're prepared in safe kitchens around the state, operated by nutrition conscious chefs under the supervision of a dietitian. And they're all delivered by Meals on Wheels in temperature controlled vehicles, or thermal equipment, or packaging to ensure it's safe arrival. My name is Sylvia Gilbert. I've been on Meals on Wheels for about maybe 14 years or longer. So I work in nursing for 40 years. Food is good. And number one is healthy for me. And I like it and I enjoy it. The vitamins in there is the most important things. You got your greens. The greens is good for you. And you need to have something with a lot of vitamins in it. And that helps me a lot with the vitamins. I don't have to take that many vitamins. Meals on Wheels are easy to order, easy to manage, and easy to pay for. Meals on Wheels Texas will help you find a provider who can best serve your member with just a simple phone call or website connection from you. We'll connect you to the closest meal provider in your area that can best serve the member's needs. Our representative can also help you set up your account, identify the authorized purchasers, and determine the best payment options for your services. And even more importantly, the representative can help you obtain the information that you need, self-reported by the patient about their health situation and their needs. Friendly check-in calls can be made daily by phone or even by a video call. In most cases, a steady volunteer friend will stay in touch regularly with your members. And those volunteers will make birthday cards and other greetings to share. Future features may include occupational activities such as safe fitness programs from the members' armchair, varied religious services from many denominations, or bingo games and special entertainment options through Alexa. We can be your partner in caring for your member in so many ways. We solve the healthy meal problem, we solve the daily check-in problem, we solve which vendor can serve the meal to this member problem. We make ordering easy, we make reporting easy, we make billing easy. We are an extension of your team caring for your member. Go to our website at MealsOnWheelsTexas.org for more information.