Food and household needs
Meals after inpatient discharge — delivery deadline
Ten home-delivered meals per authorization after qualifying discharge.
Caution: Current member eligibility and local availability require plan confirmation.
Listing this benefit does not establish eligibility, approval, stock, an appointment, or local availability.
- What kind of benefit
- Extra from your plan
- Who may qualify
- Enrollees discharged from inpatient hospital, behavioral-health, rehabilitation or skilled-nursing facility.
- Required action
- Contact care management promptly; a request within 14 days alone does not establish timely delivery. Request: WellCare Member Services 1-877-389-9457 or Care Management 1-844-901-3780 (TTY711).
- How to activate
- WellCare Member Services 1-877-389-9457 or Care Management 1-844-901-3780 (TTY711).
- How to claim or redeem
- Use only the route confirmed by the plan; no unrestricted cash payment is established.
- Frequency or limit
- Delivery must BEGIN within 14 days of discharge; no annual limit stated; authorization required.
- Exclusions and boundaries
- Contact care management promptly; a request within 14 days alone does not establish timely delivery. Current member eligibility and local availability require plan confirmation.
- Plan year / effective date
- 2026 plan year; retrieved 2026-09-30
- How No One Left Outside knows
- No One Left Outside read this on the plan's own source
- Eligibility
- The source states who this is for (shown below)
Questions to ask Member Services
- Does this benefit apply to my specific enrollment, population, geography, and plan year?
- What activity, approval, or enrollment step is still required?
- What items or services are excluded?
- When does the benefit reset or expire?
- How long should activation or delivery take?
1-877-389-9457 (TTY: 711)
Source: 2026 Enrollee Handbook — WellCare of Kentucky. Checked 2026-09-30; recheck after 2027-01-01. No One Left Outside does not determine eligibility, authorize benefits, or redeem rewards.


