A nutritious meal goes a long way toward maintaining your health and independence. That’s why Mystic Valley Elder Services provides a range of meal services, community dining, and food distribution to older adults in our region. Our staff dietitians provide nutrition education and in-home nutritional assessments for at-risk elders too.

• Meals on Wheels
• Senior Dining Sites
• Monthly Menus
• Food Distribution & Nutrition Services

Meals on Wheels

Every week day we deliver well-balanced lunches to thousands of older adults in our service region. These dietitian-approved meals provide one-third of your daily nutrients and help to boost your immune system, maintain healthy cholesterol and blood sugar levels, support brain function, and prevent disease.

Meals typically arrive between 9am and 1:30pm. Ethnic and special dietary options are available. There is a suggested donation of $2/meal but no one is ever turned away.

Through Meals on Wheels, we serve almost 700,000 meals to elders every year.

Senior Dining

SENIOR DINING SITES ARE TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19

Get a well-balanced lunch while socializing with older adults in your community. Our senior dining program offers the same menu dietician-advised lunches as our Meals on Wheels program. These meals are served at 20 senior living sites across the region on Mondays through Fridays. They are open to all older adults in the area.

Lunch is generally served at or close to noon. Ethnic options are available at some sites as special dietary options are available at all sites. There is a suggested donation of $2/meal but no one is ever turned away. Guests under 60 years of age are welcome to join us for lunch for $3.50.

Please call the dining site directly to make your reservation, at least 24 hours in advance.

Senior Dining Sites

Chelsea Senior Center
10 Riley Way
Chelsea, MA
617-466-4377

Chelsea Housing Authority
14 Bloomingdale Street
Chelsea, MA
617-889-8762

Everett-Glendale Towers
381 Ferry Street
Everett, MA
781-324-7705 ext. 300

Malden
630 Salem Street
Malden, MA
781-388-2303

Malden Senior Center
7 Washington Street
Malden, MA
781-397-7144
Chinese meals on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Medford Senior Center
101 Riverside Avenue
Medford, MA
781-396-6010

West Medford Community Center
111 Arlington Street
West Medford, MA
781-324-7705 ext. 300
This dining site is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and uses the Meals on Wheels menu rather than the Senior Dining menu.

Melrose-The McCarthy House
910 Main Street
Melrose, MA
781-324-7705, ext. 300
Open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Melrose-Milano Senior Center
201 W. Foster Street
Melrose, MA
781-662-6886

Melrose-Steele House
1 Nason Drive
Melrose, MA
781-324-7705, ext. 300

Revere Senior Center
25 Winthrop Avenue
Revere MA 02151
781-286-8156

Revere Housing Authority
45 Dolphin Avenue
Revere MA, 02151
781-286-1202

Open Wednesdays and Fridays.

North Reading- Edith O’Leary Senior Center
157 Park Street
North Reading, MA
978-664-5600

Reading- Pleasant Street Center
49 Pleasant Street
Reading, MA
781-942-6794

Stoneham-Finnegan Hall
74 Duncklee Avenue
Stoneham, MA
781-388-2303
Open Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Stoneham Senior Center
136 Elm Street
Stoneham, MA
781-438-1157
Open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Wakefield Senior Center
30 Converse Street
Wakefield, MA
781-245-3312

Wakefield-Hart’s Hill Heights
50 Harts Hill Road
Wakefield, MA
781-324-7705 ext. 300

Winthrop Senior Center
35 Harvard St.
Winthrop, MA 02152
617-846-8538

Mystic Tea for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults 

Mystic Tea is a monthly gathering for individuals with a focus on serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults in the Mystic Valley region, and beyond. The dining site provides an affirming, comfortable gathering place for LGBTQ older adults and anyone who wants to meet, eat and socialize with a lot of very interesting and welcoming people.  The “tea” includes coffee, tea, a hearty meal and periodical guest speakers, but more importantly, good company and conversation/ There’s a $2 suggested donation to offset the cost of food. 

Mystic Valley Elder Services

300 Commercial Street, # 19, Malden, MA 02148

RSVP at 781-324-7705 ext. 161

Hearty tea-time meal on the third Tuesday of each month, 4pm to 6pm.

Monthly Menus

December 2020

Senior Dining site menus for Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, North Reading, Reading, Revere, Stoneham, Wakefield, and Winthrop.

Meals on Wheels (hot option):

•  Malden, Medford, Melrose, North Reading, Reading, Stoneham, and Wakefield: Menu
• Revere and Winthrop: Menu
• Chelsea: Menu
  
• Everett: Menu

Meals on Wheels (cold option):

• Malden, Medford, Melrose, North Reading, Reading, Stoneham, and Wakefield: Menu
• Revere and Winthrop: Menu
• Chelsea: Menu
• Everett: Menu

Special Dietary Needs for Malden, Medford, Melrose, North Reading, Reading, Revere, Stoneham, Wakefield, and Winthrop:

Available only on a physician’s recommendation.

• Carbohydrate controlled
• Low lactose
• Cardiac
• Renal
• Chopped soft
• Ground
• Pureed

Special Dietary Needs for Chelsea and Everett:

Available only on a physician’s recommendation.

• Carbohydrate controlled
• Cardiac
• Low lactose
• Renal
• Chopped soft
• Ground
• Pureed

Food Distribution & Nutrition Services

FOOD PANTRIES ARE TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19

Mystic Valley Elder Services provides a range of additional services to ensure that older adults and adults with disabilities in our region can access healthy food and nutrition support. We operate 14 food pantries for eligible older adults and adults with disabilities. Our other services include:

• recurring nutrition programs at local senior centers
• at-home one-on-one counseling with registered dietitians
• sale and home delivery of nutritional supplements
• assistance managing medical conditions with special nutrition requirements, such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, kidney disease or diabetes.