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.