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Learn how to find transportation services for older adults, people with disabilities, veterans, commuters, and others in your community. Learn about how to find transportation services for older adults, people with disabilities, veterans, commuters, and others in your community. If you receive services from a state agency, ask your agency contact person if there are any transportation services you qualify for through that agency. Access Services: Access Paratransit provides Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandated paratransit services for eligible people with disabilities who are unable to use public fixed route transportation systems. For more information, please contact Access Services, Inc. at: Phone: 1-800-827-0829 TDD: 1-800-827-1359 Website: Access Website Do you need a ride to your doctor or dentist? Are you unable to drive? Do you lack a car? If you don't have a car or can't drive, you can get a ride to your doctor visits. You may also get a ride if you need
to visit the dentist, drug store, grocery store, senior center or any place you get Medicaid services. Click here to find your local intake office, area agency on aging, local authority, or aging and disability resource center. In addition to the Door-to-Door transportation service provided through our Multipurpose Senior Centers, below are supplemental options to meet your transportation needs: CityRide: A curb-to-curb program administered by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation that provides transportation to older
adults and individuals with disabilities for a discounted rate. For more information you can: Phone: 213-808-7433 Visit their website HERE. To apply online click HERE. Access Paratransit: A curb-to-curb shared ride program administered by the County of Los Angeles for frail older adults and individuals with disabilities. For more information you can: Phone: 800-827-0829 Visit their website HERE. New Freedom: Transportation services for eligible older adults or individuals with disabilities. There is no cost and services available seven days a week. Wheelchair accessible vans available. For more information you can: Phone 888-863-7411 Visit their website HERE. Transportation services provide travel to and/or from community resources providing needed services or carrying out activities of daily living. There are two
categories of transportation services: general and medical. An agency may provide general or medical or both. Individuals
who are 60 years of age or older. The Division of Aging and Adult Services does not directly provide transportation services. The Division provides financial support through grant funding for local providers to offer transportation services. Click on the links below to find a local provider. Transportation Provider Directory Medical Transportation Provider Directory For more information email the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services Transportation Program Consultant or call 919-855-3400. Under the American with Disabilities Act, the personal care attendants may accompany eligible individuals but must have the same origin and destination as the individuals receiving the transportation service. Transporting an individual to a medical facility via ambulance is
only allowable when a person cannot be transported by another type of vehicle due to the individual's medical condition. Ambulance transportation is also an allowable service under Medicare and Medicaid in accordance with certain criteria. This service is also supported by other funding sources. Click the links below to find out more. For individuals who are on Medicaid or Medicaid eligible then Medicaid will support rides to Medicaid covered services. A rider should
contact his/her social worker or call their local Department of Social Services. https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/aging-and-adult-services/transportation-services How do seniors get around without a car?County public transportation services for seniors
Most counties across the U.S. offer free or low-cost public transportation services designed for seniors who need door-to-door rides. The best way to find these programs is to call your county's Area Agency on Aging. They'll connect you with available local programs.
How do you transport an elderly patient?Examples of Transportation Services for Elderly People
Options for elderly transportation services include but are not limited to: Paratransit (for those who qualify under the Americans with Disabilities Act) Uber or Lyft. GoGoGrandparent (connects elderly people with rideshare options)
What is medical transportation?Medical transportation services enable patients to reach their destination quickly and efficiently. While in transit, highly trained drivers, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics provide medical services that may be needed to ensure a safe arrival.
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