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Seniors need affordable transportation options.

Affordable senior transportation is essential for maintaining independence and health. Without a reliable way to get to doctor’s appointments or buy food and household supplies, seniors can’t realistically remain in their homes as they age. Social isolation is another big problem for seniors who don’t drive. It causes poorer quality of life and contributes to earlier death. Having access to affordable transportation keeps older adults connected with family, friends, and their community.

To keep seniors healthy and active, we’ve rounded up 6 local transportation options that help seniors get around.

Mobility Matters (925) 284-6161

To become a Rides for Seniors client, you must meet all the following qualifications:

• Age 60 or older
• Live in Contra Costa County
• Able to walk with the aid of a cane, walker, knee scooter, crutches, or elbow assistance
• Require escorted, door-through-door assistance
• Able to call in to request rides
• Unable to use other forms of transportation for medical care and basic necessities, like grocery shopping.

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Tri-Delta Transit

For local ride around Brentwood, Oakley and Antioch, you may visit Tri-Delta Transit.

UberWAV

Uber’s wheelchair-accessible vehicle program – UberWAV. I wanted to reach out with new resources on how Uber is continuing to provide transportation options to get Californians to vaccine appointments and recent accessibility improvements to the Uber app:

Free Rides to Vaccine Appointments: To continue our commitment to safely transporting Americans to their vaccination appointments, Uber has teamed up with the White House to provide free rides to and from vaccination centers across the country. We’re providing free rides (up to $25 each) for each leg of the trip so people can easily get to and from both shots. We also partnered with Walgreens, PayPal, and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and we created the Vaccine Access Fund to allow anyone who uses Uber to donate a ride to someone in need of transportation to a vaccine appointment. The attached 1-pager includes resources for finding a vaccination site and how riders can redeem their free rides. View more UberWAV Information.

COVID-19 Vaccination Transportation

Requests need to be made 7-10 days before the required ride. Sometimes they are able to arrange a shorter turn around time. To qualify for this free service, the individual needs to be a MediCal member of any age assigned to CCHP. It is a curb-to-curb service with drop off and pick up. To arrange a pickup after the 15 observation period post COVID shot, the individual needs to call the dispatch number. If the individual needs wheelchair or gurney transport, s(he) needs a referral from his/her physician for authorization through the “medical transport” unit.

Both the medical and nonmedical transportation unit’s hours are from 8am-5pm.
For nonmedical transport: 1(855) 222-7218
For medical transport: 1(877) 800-7423

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