Visitation to Seniors with Transportation Issues

Visitation to Seniors with Transportation Issues

Eligibility

  • Seniors must be either:
    • Members or regular attendees of the ARC, or
    • Close family members of ARC participants.
  • Exclusions:
    • Seniors residing in care centers.
    • No medical services provided.
    • No transportation provided directly by the program.

Primary Objectives

  • Address the spiritual, social, physical, and emotional needs of seniors.
  • Improve seniors’ connection to the ARC community.
  • Enhance seniors’ everyday quality of life.
  • Introduce additional services as needed and as the program grows.

Initial Services Offered

  1. Visitation
    • Monthly or semi-monthly visits by designated visitors.
  2. Monthly Events
    • Church or holiday-themed events via in-person or virtual settings.
  3. Online & Digital Access
    • ARC YouTube Services
    • ARC Website
    • Communication via phone, text, email, or Zoom.

Secondary Services

(With training from Visitors or Supervisors as needed)

  • Meals (e.g., Uber Eats)
  • Shopping (e.g., Amazon or specific stores)
  • Transportation (via Uber)

Program Structure

Phase 1: Initial Launch

  • Admin (yourself):
    • Personally visit 2 seniors monthly and 2–4 semi-monthly.
    • Handle all scheduling and coordination.
    • Assign seniors to visitors and supervisors.
  • Visitors:
    • Focus solely on visitation—monthly or semi-monthly.
  • Supervisors:
    • Assigned a group of seniors.
    • Support and oversee visitors.
    • Coordinate with Admin for escalated needs or issues.

Phase 2: Expansion

  • Recruit:
    • 1 Volunteer Supervisor
    • A small team of Visitor Volunteers
  • Begin identifying seniors for participation.
    • Initial contact via in-person visitor, phone call, or zoom.
  • Note: Initially bypass secretary to retain program control and direction.

Future Development

  • Clone the model for other communities/languages:
    • Japanese, Spanish, etc.
  • Expand eligibility to include shut-ins or temporarily homebound individuals.