Home-Delivered Meals in Minnesota
Meal programs that bring prepared, nutritious food to the door of older adults and people with disabilities — often with a friendly check-in included.
29 providers statewide · most in Minneapolis, Eagan, Litchfield
Home Delivered Meals providers
See all 29 →Common questions about home delivered meals in Minnesota
Who qualifies for home-delivered meals in Minnesota?
Under the federal Senior Nutrition Program — Title III-C of the Older Americans Act — home-delivered meals serve people 60 and over who are homebound, along with their spouse of any age. Local programs assess who qualifies and prioritize by need, and many also serve younger adults with disabilities through other funding. There is no income test for Older Americans Act meals.
What do home-delivered meals cost?
Older Americans Act meal programs ask for a voluntary contribution rather than a required fee — nobody is turned away for inability to pay, and local programs are sustained by federal, state, and local funding plus donations. Meals paid another way — privately, or through a Medicaid waiver — are priced by the program, so ask what a meal costs and whether a subsidized rate applies to you.
Will the Elderly Waiver pay for home-delivered meals?
Yes — home-delivered meals are a covered service under Minnesota's long-term services and supports waivers, and DHS publishes the per-meal rate limits it will pay. Eligibility runs through your county or Tribal lead agency. If you are not on a waiver, start with the Older Americans Act network instead — it does not require Medicaid.
How do I find a meal program near me?
Call Minnesota Aging Pathways (formerly the Senior LinkAge Line) at 1-800-333-2433 — it is the state's free, unbiased front door for aging services and can connect you with the meal provider covering your county. Many parts of Minnesota are served by Meals on Wheels programs, senior dining sites, and local restaurants under contract; rural coverage varies, which is exactly what the Aging Pathways staff can tell you.
Is more than food included?
Often, yes. The federal program describes home-delivered meals as bringing "a knock on the door" along with nutrition — drivers are frequently the only person a homebound senior sees in a day, and programs treat the visit as a wellness check and a link to other services like nutrition counselling and transportation. If daily contact matters for your family member, ask the program how its drivers handle a door that does not open.
Figures and rules on this page are quoted from the sources named above and were last reviewed August 2026. Programs and rates change — verify anything you are relying on with the agency directly before you act on it.