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| Last updated on September 15, 2008 |
At Lanakila, our mission is to provide programs and services for adults with cognitive, physical, social, or age-related challenges that build and support higher levels of independence and an improved quality of life.
Description:
Our core programs are Lanakila Teaching & Learning Center (TLC), Lanakila Workforce Resources, and Lanakila Meals on Wheels and more (LMOW).
Lanakila TLC (Teaching & Learning Center)
Lanakila TLC - program focuses on activities that enhance independent and community living skills while promoting the philosophy of self-determination, importance of self-advocacy and building independence for people with developmental or mental challenges.
Lanakila Workforce Resources
Lanakila Workforce Resources - program provides skills training and job placement services to individuals with disabilities in the areas of food service, custodial services, grounds maintenance, shelf stocking, warehouse operations, delivery driving, agri-business, sewing, assembly, and cashiering/clerical/customer services.
Lanakila Meals on Wheels and More (LMOW)
Lanakila Meals on Wheels and more – serves nutritionally balanced meals, activities, educational programs and health monitoring as well as providing a support system for 3,900 seniors, aged 60 years and older each year through its Group Dining and Home Delivered Meals services.
History:
Lanakila Pacific is a 68-year-old private non-profit service organization opened in 1939 as a project of the Oahu Tuberculosis and Health Association on Honolulu’s waterfront. Today, Lanakila serves over 4,500 Oahu residents annually.
Demographics
According to the 2004 U.S. Census Bureau, there were 230,929 individuals aged 60 and over in Hawaii, representing 18% of the total and 24% of the adult population. In 1980, this number was 113,944; 12% of the total and 17% of the adult population.
Between 1980 and 2000, Hawaii’s older adult population increased over 3 times faster than its total population: 82% versus 26%.
The population 85 and over increased 216% - over 8 times faster than the total population and 2 ½ times faster than the older adult population as a whole.
Hawaii’s older adult population grew twice as fast as the older adult population nationally (19% versus 9%).
In the year 2000, Hawaii’s life expectancy was 80 years (3 years over the national average of 77).
17% of those 60 and older live alone.
7% of those 60 and older live at or below the federal poverty level.
Older adult women are more likely to be in poverty than older adult males. Median income of persons 60 years and older is $19,115. Almost 31% have annual incomes below $10,000. 45% have annual incomes below $15,000.
37% have a disability (defined as: sensory, physical, cognitive, self-care, home alone, employment.
Over 50% have at least two disabilities, and over 30% have at least three disabilities
2/3rds do not eat the recommended 5-a-day fruits and vegetables
What is Meals on Wheels and more?
Serves nutritious meals to approximately 1,600 seniors daily or 400,00 meals each year through our Group Dining and Home Delivered Meals Programs.
Purpose of the Program
Help maintain their independence with dignity and remain in their communities. The program helps delay the seniors’ need for higher and more costly levels of care and eliminate their need to enter institutional long term care. Group Dining Centers serves approximately 600 midday meals to seniors 60 years and older at our 29 centers throughout Oahu. Seniors are offered the opportunity to socialize with peers and participate in exercises, recreational and educational activities that facilitate health maintenance and promote healthy aging.
Home Delivery
Home Delivery delivers approximately 1,000 nutritious meals daily to seniors 60 years and older whose ability to perform the activities of daily living are restricted to such a degree that independent living is threatened.
When you think of Meals on Wheels, you picture an 80 year old senior who has zero activities with existing chronic health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis and gout that mobility is poor and even standing for a period of time to cook meals is a challenge. Without MOW services these seniors always end up eating hotdogs, canned food, and/or saimin that is bad for their health.
LANAKILA’S Home Delivery Program provides more than 1,000 frozen and hot daily meals that are delivered right to an individual’s doorstep. The program through its paid staff and many volunteers reaches the communities of Oahu through a network of over 100 delivery routes.
Contact person: Eric Batalon, Volunteer & Community Relations Coordinator, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (808) 533-7264
Address:
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1809 Bachelot Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
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Web Site: http://lanakilapacific.org
Directions:
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From H1 freeway townbound, take vineyard exit. Then turn left onto Liliha street and head mauka. Turn right onto Kuakini Street and left on Bachelot Street. We are located directly across the street from Kuakini Hospital. |
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