Serving Madison, Wisconsin

Senior Meal Planning and Preparation in Madison, WI

Caring Companion provides senior meal planning and preparation to seniors in Madison, Wisconsin — planning, shopping for and cooking meals that actually get eaten — built around real tastes and dietary needs. In Madison that often means building menus around whatever looks best that week at the Dane County Farmers' Market. We are a family-run, non-medical eldercare service based in Sun Prairie, and the same caregiver comes back every visit.

What senior meal planning and preparation includes

Cooking for one is one of the first things to slip. We start with what your loved one actually likes to eat, work in whatever the doctor has asked for, and then handle the planning, the grocery run and the cooking itself.

Meals can be made fresh during a visit or batched and portioned into the refrigerator and freezer with clear labels, so there is something good and ready on the days we are not there. We clean up the kitchen before we leave.

Familiar family recipes are welcome — often the meals someone has cooked for decades are the ones that bring the appetite back.

Typical help in Madison

  • Weekly menu planning around real preferences
  • Grocery shopping and pantry restocking
  • Fresh cooking during visits
  • Batch meals portioned, labeled and stored
  • Kitchen tidied afterward

Serving Madison and nearby

Madison sits about 15 miles from our Sun Prairie office — a 20–25 minute drive, so visits stay on schedule.

Office hours are Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:00pm, closed Saturday and Sunday.

“Thanks to Caring Companion I’m “living the dream” of staying in my own home.  Terri and her associates are smart, creative, efficient, and best of all, fun to be with.  They have become personal friends and I look forward to our times together.”

— Jane C., Caring Companion client

Ready to start senior meal planning and preparation in Madison?

A free, no-pressure in-home consultation is the easiest first step. We'll listen, answer questions and suggest a schedule that fits.