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my parents small town has a Senior Transport service. Residents get 2 weekly non-medical trips and as many medical ones as needed. The rider has to be able to get in and out of the vehicle without assistance. It was a life savior and gave my parents a lot of independence.
You might also consider Uber or another ride-sharing option. Trips can be arranged in advance and you can select the driver you want.
Also check into the town bus service. In Columbus you as arrange to be picked up by a small city bus and taken to and from an appointment. I had a friend with MS who used it to get to weekly yoga classes.
there are many options, unless you are in a Rural area, but if you are in a larger City, there a numerous possibilities.
Check with you local Civic Organizations, or even check to see if his Medicare program offers transportation, and now that we are in the Choose a new Medicare Program time until early in December, you could change his Medicare Program to an Advantage Program, and many of them offer transportation to their physicians visits. But make sure that they cover all his medications, and the physicians he needs.
So there you go, and I hope that I at least helped a little bit.
Good luck to you and your Father.
Do some research, ask your Fathers Doctor office.
If he gets any home health care, you could ask that agency about transportation. Just do a google search for your area, nonemergency medical transportation. I looked up a few around Texas and found $25 pick up plus $3 per mile for an ambulatory patient. Higher if in a wheel chair. There may also be a neighbor who could use a little income now and then.
Here, they have senior support. They drive you to your appointments and wait for you, Then, they drive you home.
It is not expensive.
Also call Senior places and inquire about Volunteers that will drive someone to their Dr's appointment.
You might also check with their Insurance and see if they can help.
Yoy can also see if some of his appointments can be virtual.
mile with 4 hour shift. Maybe hire them once a week or uber
Can you point me to any info so I can read about the Medicare ride benefit?
TIA!
From the little you said it sounds like he just needs a ride but doesn’t require an aide to help him, is that correct? If that’s the case he could use a low pay ride service such as Lyft or Uber, unless his health is a real concern or factor that would necessitate using a special senior transport
Please help him fill it out or the answers could cause some serious challenges to getting him approved.
Depending on his physical challenges the price for the rides are scaled down, in my city a visually impaired person gets a ride for 1 dollar and their companion rides free.
They also offer taxi vouchers at a huge discount.
I would personally schedule his appointments when they were convenient for me, that way I knew what was going on with his health. That is based on my personal experience with my dad.
Best of luck and tell dad I said "Well done! for giving up the car! Takes a caring person to think about others and make that difficult choice".
Our church also has a volunteer service to drive elderly people to doctor appointments. You could check local faith communities.
If you need someone to actually attend the appointment and take notes or ask questions, you can hire an Aging Lifecare specialist. Check aginglifecare.org
Then there is Cab, Uber, Lyft or other share ride service.
Best wishes to you.
Check with a senior center in his area for recommendations.