As you or your loved ones begin to age, moving from one point to another will get harder. Today, one in five seniors has a form of mobility issue. A good number of them also struggle with their vision, making it harder for them to drive themselves. As a result, most seniors struggle to move as freely as they would like. Most seniors also require regular hospital visits and routine/non-routine health checks, which is where senior patient transportation services come in.
Senior patient transport services ensure that seniors can meet up with their medical obligations by transporting them safely from their home to any medical facility and back.
Below are five reasons to use a senior medical transport service today:
As seniors begin to lose their eyesight or cognitive ability, they may find it harder to drive themselves. The responsibility of getting them to and from the hospital will usually fall on a family member. But, can they be there all the time? Most likely not. Conversely, a professional senior patient transport service can conveniently see to the transportation needs of the older patient whenever needed.
Past a certain age, our health will begin to decline slowly. Since most seniors can barely drive themselves or stand the rigors associated with taking a public transport service, they will need all the help they can get to meet up with their doctor’s appointment. Again, their restricted movement even makes it more challenging to schedule an appointment. A dedicated transport service can ensure that seniors are punctual and regular with their doctor’s office. Most senior patient transport services can work based on an agreed schedule to pick and drop off the seniors based on their medical commitments.
Seniors, especially those with any form of disability or mobility issues, will receive all the care and support that they require right from when they are picked up to when they are dropped off. This care and service can range from wheelchair support, stretcher support, administering medication, and continuous monitoring of their vitals.
Private non-medical transport services or taxi services do not offer the form of door-to-door services that a senior medical transport provides. Senior patient transport services can assist with picking up the seniors right from their doorstep and can also wheel them to the vehicle or place them on a stretcher if need be. Door-to-Door support ensures that you or your elderly loved ones are safely and comfortably taken care of from your doorstep to their destination.
Senior patient transport services also help to move seniors across long distances. Long-distance travel can be stressful and arduous for the elderly. For this service, at least one trained medical staff will be on hand to administer essential medical care, and necessary medical life support equipment will also be available.
Senior patient transportation presents a convenient, safe, and comfortable way to transport the elderly and ensure that they are well looked after and taken care of right from when they are picked up at their doorstep to their destination.
When choosing a medical transport service provider, you must ensure to choose one that not only focuses on getting you to your destination, but also prioritizes using the safest, most conducive, and most efficient sets of vehicle fleets and equipment to do the job.
ACC Medlink appeared on the TLC television network reality show “1000 LB Sisters” to transport one of the cast members from Ohio to a doctor in Kentucky. Filmed in late 2022, ACC Medlink, four of its employees and the journey they took with Tammy Slaton were featured in episode 6 of season 4, which originally aired on February 21, 2023.
ACC Medlink is proud to announce the addition of a new line of elite medical sprinter vans to our long distance medical transport fleet. This addition will allow ACC Medlink to continue to provide superior service and outstanding care for those in need of medical transport out of state...
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