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My father passed away a few months ago and I still have products I bought specifically for him. I have many containers of nectar thickened water and orange juice, Depends, bed liners, and an used rolling walker. I don't want these things to go to waste. Does anyone have any idea where I can donate them?

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Some senior centers have "loan closets" which will take durable medical equipment. I don't know about food though. If there's a local Meals on Wheels program, and if the food is unopened, they make take it, but I doubt if anyone would take anything that has to be refrigerated as they wouldn't want to gamble that lack of refrigeration might have caused spoilage.

In SE Michigan there's an agency titled Oakland Living Human Services Agency which I believe has a loan closet. Perhaps there's a similar county or bi-county agency in your area.

That's very kind and thoughtful of you to want to donate these items.
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A lot of towns have "lending closets" where they loan out things like the walker. And they may be able to give away the other items. I'm not sure if they'd take food products or not. So I'd start with your local senior center, they'd know if there's a lending closet for medical products. If your town doesn't have one of those, I'd call the nearest hospital or your Area Agency on Aging to see if there's a program that donates those kinds of items to those in need.
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WOW, the food pantry I volunteer at was thrilled with the 'leftover' depends/ensure/bedliners, etc when I dropped them off after my Mom passed. As for the rollater --- many muscular dystrophy chapters have loaner closets. Perhaps the Parkinson's Disease chapter in your area has one as well. If not, some thrift stores take such equipment for resale. Otherwise, A non-profit nursing home may accept it. If none of these ideas work, some non profits that work overseas take such items and ship them over. Typically when they are filling a container with 'stuff'. One near me recently took lots of medical equipment and treadle sewing machines! Sorry about your Dad. I hope you find a good home for his things.
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I'm also sorry to learn of your father's passing; please accept my condolences.
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Thanks for your suggestions. I will look into them after the holidays. And thank you for your condolences.
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