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In 1983, in an effort to improve the quality of meals and to lower the high cost of the elderly meals, the staff at the Central Midlands Council of Governments and the Richland County's Senior Resources initiated the idea of Senior Catering.
The original Board of Directors members were drawn from suggestions of volunteers from four county aging programs in the Central Midlands region. (Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry and Richland Counties). The Central Midlands Region had contracted
with five different caterers during the previous five years and was becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the meal service and the products being delivered.
Senior Catering was thus established in 1984. The average price per elderly meal in 1982 was $1.86 in the Central Midlands region and the price exceeded $2.00 in the Low Country region of
the state. Senior Catering has been quite successful in containing its costs because almost 20 years later the average price per meal is only $1.94.
Thus calculating the cost savings over the past 18 years, we estimate that the development of Senior Catering has saved the state of South Carolina over 3 million dollars.
The higher quality Senior Catering meals were achieved by using Grade 'A' Quality foods; preparing the meals the same day they are served; utilizing fresh chicken as an entree on the menu; developing special events menus and providing availibility; affording the customer alternate menus.
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