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A consult with hospice may be in order. They can do an evaluation in her home.

If mom had hospice, she'd have more eyes on her and they'd provide comfort care. When my parents had hospice, the nurses and doctor and even an Xray tech with an Xray machine came to the house. No more transport to medical appointments was necessary.

Hospice or palliative care does not necessarily mean that the patient is at death's door. My mom was in hospice care, on and off, for two and a half years. Hospice provided all medical equipment, including various wheelchairs and a Hoyer lift. They also provided her meds and sent a nurse to count them out into pill containers. It took a huge load off me.

Hospice is free. Call them and see what they advise for your mom.
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We did Mom's PCP hospital visits remotely. This was huge. Her PCP had some type of software, we clicked a link, and it was like we facetimed the doctor but it was through some kind of software the doctor had.
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This is something for you to check in your own area. If you are in a city of any size they will have a transportation authority. In San Francisco here we have para transit with wheelchairs as well as all Lyft, Uber, taxi services have wheelchair vans.

I have no idea what you will find available in your own area, but your local council or agency on aging may give you some pointers. Try also to reach out to doctor's office with this problem.
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Often times the health system that you utilize has their own transport services which includes, Dr. Appts, hospital transport, and pharmacy errands. Usually the PCP will have this information on hand. Also, check with medicare and/or the Medicare insurance your mother may have. Many of them offer transport services.
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LoisN1: The Council on Aging in your locality may have volunteers who operate transportation vans for elders.
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