SAC Nutrition is now under new ownership
SAC Nutrition is now under a new provider according to Ernie Moore, executive director of the Eastern Oklahoma Development District (EODD), which oversees the operations of the center, but no changes are expected and the elderly will continue to get their meals, he said.
Moore announced in June the new provider of the nutrition center would be MC Nutrition of Muskogee and they would begin taking over on July 1 of this year.
Moore attended Monday‚s regular meeting of the Sequoyah County Commi...
SAC Nutrition is now under a new provider according to Ernie Moore, executive director of the Eastern Oklahoma Development District (EODD), which oversees the operations of the center, but no changes are expected and the elderly will continue to get their meals, he said.
Moore announced in June the new provider of the nutrition center would be MC Nutrition of Muskogee and they would begin taking over on July 1 of this year.
Moore attended Monday‚s regular meeting of the Sequoyah County Commissioners to gain approval to close down several bank accounts which belonged to the former providers of the center, SAC Nutrition. The commissioners also approved an insurance cancellation request/ policy release for SAC Nutrition and Support Services, which was also submitted by Moore on behalf of EODD.
According to the agenda item, the commissioners approved to sign letters to close SAC Nutrition accounts at Arvest Bank, Wagoner, Rolling Hills, Coweta, Eufaula, Checotah Carson Community Bank, Westville Carson Community Bank, Stilwell Bank of the Cherokees, Tahlequah and Hulbert, Firstar Bank, Fort Gibson, Sallisaw, Gore, Roland, Muldrow and Vian, and EODD.
Moore said MC Nutrition began taking over the operations of SAC Nutrition Centers in July which include those located in Sequoyah, Adair, Cherokee, Wagoner, McIntosh and Muskogee counties.
Moore did not go into detail on why a new vendor was selected except to say there were some “administrative changes” made to the program which also included the provider or vendor.
“We‚ve made some changes but we want the seniors to know there won‚t be any changes as far as the meals go. The seniors in Sequoyah County will not miss any meals,” he said. “ There may be a couple of changes regarding staff but mostly, the system will remain the same.”
EODD placed their own staff to operate the Sallisaw nutrition site last August following a questionable audit and resignations from the site manager and her assistant.
The nutrition center is funded by Title III under the Older Americans Act.
