The one area that usually cuts most easily is the food allowance. In addition, certain medications can kill appetites or taste sensations. Or people may wear ill-fitting dentures that make chewing meats and fibrous vegetables difficult. Perhaps failing eyesight causes meals to look less appealing and makes reading food labels difficult. Perhaps, too, disease or broken bones limit mobility so that shopping or cooking becomes an unwelcome chore.
Weakness is another factor.
Unlike years ago, when all tradesmen came to the door, she continues, shopping today is more difficult. Shoppers generally must leave home, usually by car, to buy their provisions. And you'll probably have to park at a distance from the store. There are obstacles for those even in the best of health. Our society has not thought through how older people are going to live and make it.