RESOURCES: Easy-to-Use Car Services for Elderly Drivers
Find a program that helps keep elderly drivers mobile and safe in your state.
Feb. 3, 2011— -- If you are concerned about the driving abilities of someone you know because of age or disabilities, there are solutions that will keep them from driving but not take away their mobility.
Below is a list of national and state resources that help provide car services for the elderly:
NATIONAL SERVICES:
Gericare Finder: Provides information on car services across the nation.
Care.com: Allows you to search for individuals who provide car services for senior citizens in every region.
National Center on Senior Transportation
Care Pathways: Searches for transportation providers in various regions of the country.
Eldercare Locator: Searches for transportation providers in various regions of the country
National Transit Hotline: Provides lists of local transit providers who receive federal money to provide transportation to the elderly and people with disabilities (toll free): 1-800-527-827-8279
STATE SERVICES:
ALABAMA: Alabama Department of Senior Services
ALASKAHHS Transportation
ARIZONA Arizona Rides
ARKANSASDepartment of Human Services
CALIFORNIACalifornia Department of Aging
COLORADOPACE Program -- All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
CONNECTICUTDepartment of Social Services Aging Services Division State Unit on Aging
DELAWAREDelaware Heath and Social Services -- WHEELS
FLORIDAFlorida Department of Elder Affairs
GEORGIAGeorgia's Aging and Disability Resource Connection
HAWAIIHawaii Aging and Disability Resource Center
IDAHOIdaho Commission on Aging
ILLINOISIllinois Department on Aging
INDIANACommunity and Home Options to Institutional Care for the Elderly and Disabled (CHOICE)
KANSASKansas Department on Aging
KENTUCKY Kentucky Aging and Disability Resource Guide
LOUISIANAAging and Disability Resource Center
MAINEAging and Disability Resource Center
MARYLANDMaryland Department of Aging
MASSACHUSETTSElder Affairs
MICHIGANAging Services of Michigan
MINNESOTAMinnesota Help
MISSISSIPPIMississippi Get Help
MISSOURIMissouri Aging Information Network
MONTANAMontana Disability & Health Program
NEBRASKAState Unit on Aging
NEVADANevada Department of Health and Human Services Aging & Disability Services Division
NEW HAMPSHIRENew Hampshire Aging and Disability Resource Center
NEW JERSEYNew Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Division of Aging and Community Services
NEW MEXICONew Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department
NEW YORKNew York State Office for the Aging
NORTH CAROLINANorth Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services
NORTH DAKOTANorth Dakota Adults and Aging Services
OKLAHOMAOklahoma Department of Human Services Aging Services Division
OREGONAging and Disability Resource Connection
PENNSYLVANIAPennsylvania Department of Aging
RHODE ISLANDDepartment of Elderly Affairs has a list of local agencies with transportation information.
SOUTH CAROLINAThe Office on Aging
SOUTH DAKOTADepartment of Social Services Aging and Disability Resource Connections
TENNESSEETennessee Commission on Aging and Disability Tennessee Connection
TEXASDepartment of Aging and Disability Services
UTAHUtah Aging and Disability Resource Center
VERMONTDivision of Disability and Aging Services
VIRGINIAVirginia Department for the Aging
WASHINGTONAging and Disability Services Administration
WEST VIRGINIAWest Virginia Aging & Disability Resource Centers