WAUKESHA — For nearly two years, 90-year-old Lloyd Bath of Menomonee Falls has used Waukesha County’s home-delivered meal service.

Each weekday, usually right around 11 a.m., a driver shows up with a hot lunch — a dependable routine that gives Bath’s children reassurance while they’re at work.

But on his 90th birthday, Bath said he received a call informing him that his weekly deliveries would be reduced from five meals a week to three.

“I’m disappointed and wondering,” Bath said. “I have daughters and a son who help me. But there are people my age who don’t have that opportunity.”

The program is managed by the county’s Aging and Disability Resource Center. Manager Jennifer Wrucke said rising food costs, flat funding, and growing demand mean the agency had to make tough decisions.

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