Seniors Rally In Frankfort

{Frankfort, Kentucky}...In 2009, 6,891 older residents in Kentucky were on a waiting list to have meals delivered to their homes through a Meals on Wheels program or to be able to eat at a senior center. By August 2011, the numbers on that list had increased to 8,199. Senior citizens are calling for additional state funding for programs that serve the elderly. An estimated 375 seniors rallied at the Capitol Thursday in hopes of convincing lawmakers to appropriate more money to the Department of Aging and Independent Living in order to get thousands of people off of waiting lists for a variety of services. Participants in Thursday's rally called for sufficient funding for meals, in-home care, transportation, adult day care and other senior services.