For many seniors, traveling to appointments or running errands can be a challenge—especially when mobility, health concerns, or transportation barriers come into play. That’s where mobile medical and non-medical services step in. From in-home physician visits, lab work, and physical therapy to haircuts, personal shopping, and delivery meal services, these offerings bring care and convenience directly to the assisted living home. Not only does this save residents from the stress and fatigue of leaving the facility, but it also helps maintain comfort, safety, and continuity of care—right where they live.
The question “What mobile services go to assisted living homes?” gets asked quite a lot when we speak with potential residents and their loved ones about our assisted living homes. Everyone wants to feel comfortable with the services they’ll continue to get while living in one of our locations at Modern Care Homes.
- Scheduled Transportation - Necessary for getting to doctor’s appointments and social events, scheduled transportation is a safe way to get assisted living residents to where they want to go. Many homes have their own vans for this, or they could be contracted out to companies like Quality Transport Services. Reliable and on time, they’re our go-to for client and patient transportation.
- Primary Care - There are some assisted living homes and facilities that offer on-site primary care, check-ups, and wellness care. Graham Health offers this service for those who aren’t as mobile as others, or are too ill to travel to a doctor’s office.
- Meal Delivery - Often, it’s easier for assisted living residents to have meals delivered, rather than rely on others to cook for them or to go grocery shopping. Companies like Chefs for Seniors offer personalized meals tailored to specific health issues and delivery to your loved one. They also offer meal plans for a monthly fee.
- Home and Community Based Services - This is a service for Arizona residents in assisted living homes through AZDHS. With services like adult daycare, housekeeping, and personal/hygiene care, they can serve homebound people. This also eases the responsibilities of loved ones, and frees up some of their time to do their own daily living tasks.
- In-home Labs and Diagnostic Testing - If it’s too difficult to travel to get lab tests done, there are services through labs like Sonora Quest works with Get Labs to travel to the patient. They draw medical labs in the assisted living homes, then deliver to the lab for testing and results.
- Dentistry Services - Dental care is crucial as we age, and Mobile Dentistry of Arizona offers mobile services for everything from emergency dental care to periodontics and drowns. They’re equipped to come to assisted living homes and treat patients right on-property in their customized RVs.
Have you or a family member used any mobile services while residing at an assisted living home in Arizona?
