Day Program Transportation
The Long Island Alzheimer's and Dementia Center offers transportation Monday through Saturday for participants who attend Long Island Alzheimer's and Dementia Center's social adult day program.
This service can be a tremendous relief to caregivers, who may not be able to drive their loved one to the center. This door-to-door, agency-owned bus service is available throughout Nassau County. The Long Island Alzheimer's and Dementia Center also provides a drop-off and pick-up location at Maple Point Assisted in Rockville Centre, to accommodate those on the south shore that need our help.
Our bus driver Larry Hymowitz getting into the Halloween spirit to transport our participants to the LIAD Center!
Bus driver Tony Badalucco ready to bring our participants home safely!
The wheelchair accessible vans bring individuals with Alzheimer's and related forms of dementia to Long Island Alzheimer's and Dementia Center. The individuals can enjoy socialization and cognitive stimulation through a variety of structured activities, including word games, crafts, light exercise, music and entertainment. Buses are staffed by dementia-trained drivers with assistance from attendants, that will ensure safe, reliable travel to and from the programs, which are tailored to each participants' diagnosed stage of Alzheimer's.
Here is a testimonial from a former caregiver, Maggie Babyatsky, whose husband, Gary, attended the Long Island Alzheimer's and Dementia Center's social adult day program:
"My husband could not attend Long Island Alzheimer's and Dementia Center five days a week without the transportation provided because, as his caregiver, I work full time. The bus drivers are sensitive and caring to people with dementia and the trained staff members who ride with him provide a safe, supportive, and comforting environment," she says.
Long Island Alzheimer's and Dementia Center staff sees to it that loved ones are escorted right into the home before the bus leaves.
Long Island Alzheimer's and Dementia Center's Transportation services are available upon initial assessment. For more information or to sign up for Transportation, please contact Jillian Viup, LCSW, at (516) 767-6856, ext. 11.call us at 516-767-6856 for more information.