David Baron from Westmoreland and Southeast Allegheny counties is on a mission to see more families share sit-down Sunday dinners with their senior loved ones. The reason? New research shows that 50 percent of surveyed families living near senior relatives feel they do not share enough meals with older loved ones, losing an important family connection.
“For seniors, it’s not what’s on their plate that matters most at mealtime—it’s who is at the table with them,” said Baron, owner of the local Home Instead Senior Care office. “When seniors share meals with a companion, they have a better mealtime experience—both nutritionally and emotionally.”
Almost 75 percent of the people surveyed said they only sit down for a family meal with senior loved ones for special occasions, events or holidays. They say a big part of the problem is time—both not having enough of it and conflicting schedules.
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