Grandparents on the Go: Tips for Seniors & Their Families

Are you worried about your aging parents and their safety while driving? Have they given up the keys but feel stranded? There is a new service out there that can give Grandma and Grandpa their independence and you peace of mind. Go Go Grandparent utilizes transportation services (such as Uber and Lyft) in all fifty states but has these unique features for seniors:

• no cell phone is required by the senior
• food, meds, and groceries can be ordered and delivered
• updates are provided to a family member (if desired)

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Wanting to try this out on my own parents, they agreed to be chauffeured to dinner for their 64th wedding anniversary. After setting up the account for my mom and supplying my payment information (no cash is exchanged between the driver and the customer), mom made the phone call from her home telephone. Having set myself up to receive text notifications, I was informed that my mom had called for service. A few minutes later, our driver arrived in the minivan mom requested. Here are the texts I received for the trip back home.

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Each driver was polite, spoke English well, and had a clean, comfortable car. In the event that either of my parents need a driver, I will happily use the services of GoGo Grandparent.
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Check out their website at gogograndparent.com/