Drivers in Decline: A Shortage of Volunteers Complicates Access to Care in Rural America

October 25, 2022

(Kaiser Health News) – Experts say that with public transit in rural areas already insufficient and the long distances that residents in rural communities must travel to access health care, a decimated volunteer driver network would leave seniors with even fewer transportation options and could interrupt their health management. Already, social service organizations that rely on volunteers have begun to restrict their service options and deny ride requests when drivers aren’t available. (Read More)