While you are helping a senior male patient get ready for the provider’s exam, he tells you that he has not been feeling very well because he hasn’t been eating very much lately. He says his...

While you are helping a senior male patient get ready for the provider’s exam, he tells you that he has not been feeling very well because he hasn’t been eating very much lately. He says his medications are so expensive that there is no money left for food. He can’t drive anymore, so he can’t even visit his local food pantry.

1. What assistance can you offer this patient?

 2. What other options may be available to him?