Better health starts with good nutrition.
Chefs for Seniors provides an exciting new alternative to meal delivery services for your patients or clients with our one-of-a-kind in-home personal chef service!
Across the US, our highly skilled team of 200+ personal chefs are ready to prepare delicious, home-cooked meals right in your client’s kitchens. We create menus that are 100% customized to not only fit individuals’ dietary needs but also excite the palate. We believe food truly is the best medicine.
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How It Works
Work With a Trusted Team of Culinary Experts
Our team of 100+ local franchise owners work with hundreds of case managers, dietitians, and home care agencies across the nation. Our goal in supporting you is simple: giving your clients and patients access to the highest quality 100% customized meal service… at an affordable price with no long-term contracts.
At Chefs For Seniors, we believe better health starts with food.
We’re more than just a senior meal delivery service, we offer a meal service that allows your patients and clients to spend more time doing the things they love – and less time worrying about cooking healthy meals. All our personal chefs are ServSafe certified, undergo thorough background checks, and are fully insured. Plus, your clients can enjoy watching them perform their culinary magic in the safety of their own homes.
Learn More About Our Services
If you want to learn more about how our services can help those you work with thrive at home, click below to find contact information for your local franchise owner.
Why Case Managers Work with Chefs For Seniors
Food Quality
- 10-12 servings of custom, affordable meals prepared each chef visit
- Fixed price for menu planning, grocery shopping, and ~2 hours cooking in the home, plus the cost of groceries
- Meals are prepared using the very freshest ingredients, purchased just prior to the service
- All meals are scratch-made in the client’s home, not prepared in a factory and shipped frozen
Customized Diets
- Menus can be customized for specific dietary concerns, we can even work with meal plans and recipes provided by doctors or registered dietitians!
- Meals can be altered based on specific food preferences (ex: if a client dislikes garlic, mushrooms, etc.)
- In special cases, our chefs will even prepare the client’s own cherished recipes
Safety Checks
- Another “set of eyes” in the home each week
- During 2-hour weekly home visit, chefs ensure that clients ate their meals from the prior service
- Can provide a feedback loop to our client’s medical professionals and family caregivers
- Chefs provide companionship and friendly conversation, helping to combat loneliness
FAQs for Case Managers
Contact your local office to request more information including brochures, business cards, etc. that can be shared with clients and patients.
No. While our services are marketed and catered to the nutritional needs of older adults, people of all ages can use Chefs For Seniors.
The price of our services are region-specific and depends on your individual needs. Our goal is to provide an affordable solution that seniors can use long-term. For example, in Madison, WI where the company was founded we have clients that’ve enjoyed chef-prepared meals every week for 6+ years.
We offer three different service packages to meet a variety of needs: Standard, Custom, and Non-Standard. Click HERE to set your location and request more information on pricing in your area.
The Standard Package: your chef prepares 10-12 individually packaged servings of meals during a 2-hour home visit, depending on the items ordered. Select from our weekly menu rotation, with the ability to modify the dishes to meet your dietary needs and food preferences. The price of the Standard Package typically ranges from $125-$225 for grocery shopping, menu planning, and meal preparation depending on your specific needs and the market you live in. The cost of groceries is separate. Contact your local franchise owner for specific pricing information in your area.
The Custom Package: the chef prepares 10-12 individually packaged servings of meals. Custom Package clients are able to have more control over their menu, and the chef can even utilize dietary information from your doctor or dietitian. There is usually an additional $10-$30 surcharge for the Custom Package depending on the scope of your dietary needs. The cost of groceries is separate.
Hourly Package: this covers basically everything else. If you need the chef to cook for 3+ people, prepare food for a dinner party, or want help with holiday meal prep that’s what the Non-Standard Package is intended for. The price for Non-Standard services depends on the nature of the job, and local franchises charge an hourly rate for the chef’s time, generally $50-$80/hour. The cost of groceries is separate.
Most Long Term Health Insurance Policies and a small percentage of Medicare Advantage Plans cover certain in-home services like Chefs For Seniors if the member qualifies. In most states, Medicaid does not provide coverage for our service.
During a 2-hour home visit, our personal chefs will prepare 4 different entrées and 10-12 individually-packaged servings of meals. The exact number of servings depends on the client’s appetite and the types of meals ordered, and serving sizes can be adjusted with our chefs.
Most clients have their personal chef visit their home every week, although some choose to schedule services every 2 weeks or 2x per week. We can work within their budget, appetite, and needs.
The primary benefits of our service are the level of customization offered by having their own personal chef prepare meals just for them and the unique experience during a service day. Our model allows us to accommodate a variety dietary concerns and unique food preferences that meal delivery services cannot address. When they experience a chef visit for themselves it’ll be something they look forward to every week!
We can accommodate most dietary concerns and diets. Our chefs and menus are particularly well-suited for low-sodium, diabetic friendly, gluten-free, Kosher, and renal diet meals. We also take inspiration from the DASH Diet (Dietary Approach To Stopping Hypertension), when designing our weekly menu rotations. Our Custom Package is well suited for clients with less common diets or dietary concerns.
Their personal chef will bring their own “toolbox” with pots, pans, knives, and utensils into the home. They don’t need to have anything on hand except an appetite and working appliances!
