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Purchasing Traveling Vans For Assisted Living East Haven CT Seniors

By Daphne Bowen


Seniors enjoy getting out and traveling around town, and even going on trips. They like to handle their day to day business when leaving out from their assisted living East Haven CT residence, and not have to worry others with taking them around. They also like to take trips when the adequate transportation is available to them. There are many companies and organizations that have band together to make this happen for them.

One way community church organizations have found to help with transportation is by purchasing a minibus for people to share. These church leaders have found this to be a great investment. The helping hand leaders either can employ a person to drive, or they can get volunteers. However, the ultimate goal is to get people in the community out to their doctors appointments, church, shopping, local events, and other appointments of great concern.

Community organizers have found that individuals who are able to get to their appointments, and attend some type of recreational activity during the week are in better health and tend to have a boost in their morale. If your organization is looking to improve the transporting needs of the community, it would be beneficial to consider purchasing a vehicle that all could use.

Many facilities that plan to use their van long term and plan to service it, should consider the leasing option. They could then have someone do all the servicing and maintenance for them. However, many senior homes often receive good deals on merchandise anyway.

It is also important that the buses are vehicles are customized for seniors by offering flexibility in amenities over factory built models. With a limited amount of space available to work with efficiency is important. Seniors who will be traveling a long distance will need a kitchen and bath facilities all these can be designed around how you will use them. However, if the vehicle will only be used locally there is no need for these type luxuries, therefore the cost of the vehicle will be cut significantly; this is good news for most senior homes.

Other benefits of having community transportation would be to give the people a recreational outing from time to time. For instance, during the holidays people may want to get together and travel out of town to a play, or church activities. People also enjoy getting together during the warmer months for a church picnic, a day at the beach, or just other fun activities.

Some people host events and fundraisers to help pay for their bus or vehicle transportation. The automobiles can be quite costly, however, it is a great asset to each community to have. When patients need to get to their doctors appointments, shopping or just going back and forth to community events they will not have to wait for transportation.

Depending upon the type of vehicle purchased, will determine the occupancy of the bus or minivan during trips. It is best to operate vehicles only during specific designated times throughout the day. The transportation team can determine how they will keep up with mileage.




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