Transportation Info

Never miss a medical appointment again

Aging Forward Durham provides free transportation for seniors to medical and dental appointments throughout North Durham. Our goal is to help older adults stay healthy and independent by removing transportation barriers to essential care.

This service is available at no cost to seniors who qualify. We are committed to offering safe, reliable rides—because access to healthcare shouldn't depend on whether you can drive or afford a ride.

What to Know About the Service:

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Who Can Ride?

  • Age 65+

  • Living independently - home, townhome, condo, apartment

  • Durham addresses and other Durham County residences, north of I-85

  • No longer able to drive, or unable to drive to a particular appointment

  • A caregiver or support person can ride along with the client

  • Sufficiently ambulatory - we are not able to transport clients who utilize a wheelchair

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Who Will Drive?

  • Aging Forward volunteer drivers

  • All drivers will be personally insured; Aging Forward carries additional volunteer insurance

  • All drivers will go through a background check

  • All drivers will participate in an Aging Forward training session

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Where To?

  • Medical appointments: primary care, specialty doctors, physical therapy appointments, and similar medical appointments

  • Dental appointments

  • We cannot carry clients to any appointment or procedure after which the client is unable to walk (e.g., surgeries, therapies, or other procedures that render the client unable to walk)

  • Rides to appointments over 20 miles will be more difficult to fulfill