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I would call agencies near you or check with care.com.
I would speak with your local Council or Agency on Aging.
I would speak with friends and visit nearby senior centers if you are able.
Generally yearly checkups are enforced, but what other appointments do you predict for yourself? Are you getting treatments?

At 96 you are still living alone, and that's great if you are still able to, but in the interests of safety, do you have future thoughts and plans. I understand the dilemma. Partner and I are 82 and 84 respectively.
Comes a time when more safety and safe transit is required.
I am wishing you luck. I am certain you are more familiar for what is in your area than I would be from cross country. Take care.
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Do you need someone to just help you get to appointments or do you need someone with you in the doctors office to take notes and help coordinate what the doctor is saying?
There are Volunteer services that can get you to appointments, take you to the store and things like that.
There are Care Managers that will sit in on appointments with you and help "translate" what the doctor is saying and help coordinate care and follow up appointments.
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You might to reach out to a local senior center or Council on Aging to see if they are aware of any volunteer programs that provide rides. Some communities have wheelchair transport type companies that can assist for a fee. Care.com may also have resources that focus primarily on transport.
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You can always call Visiting Angels. They are not inexpensive. Also, if you are a member of a church - they may have a group that assists people with your kind of needs.
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