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Commission on Aging
Senior
Transportation
Bus Transit
The Commission on
Aging provides basic access services to the
seniors and handicapped of Newaygo County using
five buses (four are on the road regularly, one is
used as a backup). All of the vehicles are
wheelchair-lift equipped.
Currently the
service delivery system consists of rotating the
vehicles on a demand-response basis in each county
community and providing site access for Adult Day
Care (ADC). Transportation is provided for
shopping, banking, accessing congregate meal
sites, and running errands in the closest shopping
area. The following schedule depicts present
usage:
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Monday |
White Cloud |
Merrill Twp |
ADC |
Fremont |
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Tuesday |
White Cloud |
Newaygo |
ADC |
Fremont |
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Wednesday |
White Cloud |
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ADC |
Fremont |
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Thursday |
White Cloud |
Newaygo |
ADC |
Fremont |
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Friday |
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The White Cloud route
includes a route through the White Cloud area as
well as a secondary route through the Hesperia area
four days per week.
There is a suggested
donation of $2 per round trip to ride the bus;
however, no one will be refused service due to
inability to donate. Bus tokens are available
and make great gifts.
Special trips to access
various social, educational and recreational
activities are scheduled on Fridays on a limited
basis as the budget allows. There is usually a cost
involved with these special trips, usually $2-$5
depending on the destination.
Health Care Vans
The
Commission on Aging provides unlimited health care
access for in-county transportation utilizing three
seven-passenger wheelchair-lift-equipped vans; a
fourth van is available on a limited basis.
The health care vans also provide out-of-county
transportation to individuals who are
wheelchair-bound. The health care van is available
to transport anyone living in the county who is 60
years or older and those individuals under 60 who
are wheelchair-bound with no other means of
transportation.
Health
care transportation services are scheduled primarily
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday. Exceptions are made based on
client needs, i.e. dialysis transportation on
Saturdays when there are no other means of
transport. With the rider capacity of each van, we
are able to combine a variety of health care trips
for people living in similar areas and going to
appointments in similar areas at similar times.
Volunteer Medical Transportation
The
Commission on Aging utilizes a volunteer driver
network for out-of-county travel for ambulatory
seniors to obtain health services not available
within the county. These services include
treatment of cancer, appointments with some
specialists (i.e. eye, heart), and specialized
surgeries. It is more cost effective to
utilize volunteer drivers for single or one-time
out-of-county health care trips due to the trip
time, the wait time, and due to the total number of
health care trip requests that we receive on a daily
and monthly basis.
For both
van and volunteer medical transportation, there is a
suggested donation of $4 per round trip for
in-county trips and $8 per round trip for
out-of-county trips. However, no one will be
denied access to medical transportation due to the
inability to donate.
93 S Gibbs PO Box 885
White Cloud MI 49349
Email Address: info@newaygocoa.org
Telephone: (231) 689-2100 or 1-800-689-2100
Fax: (231) 689-0871
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