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Non-Driving Older Population Need More Support w/ Karen Billings-Jensen: November 20, 2023

Non-Driving Older Population Need More Support w/ Karen Billings-Jensen: November 20, 2023

Non-Driving Older Population Need More Support w/ Karen Billings-Jensen: November 20, 2023 Non-Driving Older Population Need More Support w/ Karen Billings-Jensen: November 20, 2023, 16.87 MB
Monday, November 20, 2023

Age Concern Aotearoa is a national charity and advocacy group for older people, and has been working in collaboration with Driving Miss Daisy, a company that works across the country to provide personal assistance with transporting it’s largely older client base. The groups have been working together to produce the resource booklet called “Life without a car” which aims to help older people discuss the options of transport available to them, and how daily tasks such as grocery shopping, seeking medical care and remaining social with their communities can be maintained without driving. 

Rosetta spoke to Age Concern Chief Executive Karen Billings-Jensen about the resource, the challenges our older population without cars can face, and what more needs to be done to support them.