What is the minimum cost to get assistance for medical visits?

Some professional caregiver Agencies do have a minimum amount of hours. You would need to check around.

The Agencies prefer to have enough notice so that they can have a caregiver available who doesn't mind driving and going in with your Mom to the doctor. It would be best to have the same person each time, but scheduling might not allow it.

Unless, let's say, you schedule for a caregiver every Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 4 pm. Then if Mom needs to schedule a doctor's appointment, it would need to be scheduled at 2pm on a Wednesday. Yes, it could be tricky to schedule. That way, hopefully the Agency can have the same caregiver come out every Wednesday, if Mom is able to budget that sort of payment.

My Dad had the same caregiver every weekday so it make it easier for him, and she would take Dad to the doctor and go into the exam room with him. Introduce herself to the doctor as Dad's caregiver. That way after the appointment she would call me with the results. She would schedule any future appointments, too.

The best person to ask might be her doctor. Some clinics can arrange transportation, possibly on a sliding scale fee. If she is already on Medicaid, talk to her caseworker. I'm sure other patients arrived via handicap transport, so the receptionist should have a good idea who you can call.

Thanks. She's not on Medicaid and has plenty of funds to pay. I have power of attorney so I could discuss this with her and doctors. I did not think of asking her doctors about transportation assistance.

I was wondering if home assistance services charge a minimum per week or month if she has months where she doesn't need to see a doctor. Local ride services seem almost non existent in my area.

Thanks for the responses. I will have to check.