• Bri-Pen Senior Rides
Town of Penfield, 1985 Baird Road, Penfield, NY 14526 • 585-340-8674
www.penfield.org/detail_T12_
Provides rides to medical appointments within Monroe County, to Brighton’s and Penfield’s town community centers, nursing homes or hospitals and to COVID-19 testing sites. Those enrolled can also travel to religious services in Brighton and Penfield on Saturdays and Sundays, and for family visits to hospitals and nursing homes of up to two hours duration. Those seeking rides must be 65 years old or older, live in Brighton or Penfield, and sign up to make use of the service.
• Give-A-Lift c/o Lifespan
1900 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14618 • 585-244-8400, x244
Volunteer drivers take older adults grocery shopping, to medical appointments, to pick up prescriptions, to do their banking or on other necessary trips. Services depend upon the availability of volunteer drivers. Volunteer drivers needed.
• Honeoye Falls/Lima F.I.S.H. (Friends in Service Here)
37 Cheese Factory Road, Honeoye Falls, NY 14472 • 585-453-2370
Offers free medical appointment transportation for shut-ins. Serves Honeoye Falls, Lima, Mendon, West Bloomfield. Call between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. the day before you want a ride.
• Greece F.I.S.H. (Friends in Service Here)
585-453-2370
Volunteers provide free transportation to medical appointments. Rides available Tuesday through Friday. Please call 24 hours in advance.
• Fairport Perinton Senior Connections
355 Packett’s Landing, Fairport, NY 14450 • 585-789-6161
Volunteer drivers transport Perinton residents 60 years old and older to medical appointments outside of Fairport and Perinton. Clients must be ambulatory, and not need wheelchairs, and must call three business days in advance. Clients might be transported to medical appointments as far away as Rochester. Clients can also ride a bus to locations anywhere within Fairport and Perinton for any purpose. Bus rides must be requested by 2 p.m. the day before needed. All trips must take place between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Rides to destinations within Fairport and Perinton cost $8 one way and $15 round-trip. Trips outside the towns must be for medical and dental treatments and cost $20 round trip. Volunteer drivers needed, donations welcome.
• Lifespan of Greater Rochester Transportation Access (TRAC)
1900 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14618 • 585-244-8400 (ask for a TRAC Mobility Specialist)
www.lifespan-roch.org/
TRAC connects Monroe County residents who are 60 years old or older, or have a disability, to transportation providers who meet their needs. Those using the service can obtain rides to medical appointments, to stores or shops, or even to the homes of friends. Wheelchair-accessible options and door-to-door service are available. Lifespan of Greater Rochester, which operates TRAC, does not charge for its services. The operators’ fees vary depending upon riders’ eligibility and needs.
• Livingston County Medicaid Transportation
To schedule transportation to a Medicaid appointment, call the Medical Answering Services.
888-226-2219
• RTS (Regional Transit Service) Medicaid Transportation
For bus schedules, call: Monroe County, 585-288-1700
Seniors who are 65 years old and older, people with disabilities and those who have Medicare cards pay half-fare during non-peak periods. Go to RTS’s website for the reduced fare schedule, and to apply for a reduced fare card. You can also obtain an application by calling the agency.