Participants
Alzheimer’s disease, memory loss, dementia, cognitive impairment
Participants were aged 66 years or older on waiting lists at 3 MOW programs in Florida (1 program) and Texas (2 programs). We included participants who had self-reported or proxy-reported dementia during the programs’ intake assessment—a process completed for all individuals who request meals from these 3 MOW programs. Specifically, we relied on a question in the programs’ intake assessments: “Has a doctor or other health care professional told you that you suffer from memory loss, cognitive impairment, any type of dementia, or Alzheimer’s disease?” Prospective participants who resided outside the program’s daily service area were excluded from participation.