Senior Transportation and Escorted Rides in Pearl, MS

About 290 Pearl households, 2.6%, have no vehicle (3.2% in Rankin County). The Census figure covers all ages, but older adults who stop driving are a large part of it.

Hospitals with an emergency department near Pearl: MS State Hospital-Whitfield in Whitfield (2.8 mi); Merit Health River Oaks in Flowood (4.0 mi); Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare Of MS in Flowood (4.0 mi). Distances are straight-line, so allow more on the road.

37% of residents 65 and older report a disability. If walking is hard, look for a caregiver who is comfortable with walkers and car transfers, not only a driver.

At the Mississippi median aide wage of $11.47 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $994 a month in wages, which is 23% of the $4,353 monthly median income of Pearl households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. Mississippi has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour applies to employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S. Department of Labor).

Hiring directly, you agree the rate with the caregiver and usually become the household employer (U.S. Department of Labor rules). Some families qualify for programs that pay for care at home; see Medicaid programs for family caregivers: who can be paid, and the rules in 12 states.