Home and Community-Based Services for Florida’s Seniors: Transportation for Medical Appointments and Errands

This publication is part of the Home and Community-Based Services for Florida’s Seniors series, a collection of educational resources designed to inform the public about home and community-based support services available to seniors in Florida. This publication discusses transportation services, one of the home and community-based services authorized and funded by the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA). Simply put, the OAA’s transportation services take older adults from place to place to run errands free of charge. Written by Muthusami Kumaran, Katlyn Diamond, and Patricia Boyd, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, September 2026.