Prague 5: Taxi Maxík has been transporting seniors for six years
21.04.2022 8:38 | Press Release
On January 2, 2017, the Center for Social and Nursing Assistance in Prague 5 launched the Taxi Maxík project in cooperation with the Charter 77 Foundation – Barriers Account, Sensational Seniors and Česká lékárna holding, which operates the Dr. pharmacy network. Max.
“The Charter 77 Foundation donated to our organization Ford Tourneo Custom – Taxi Maxík, an eight-seater vehicle with a special modification, thanks to which we were the only organization in Prague to expand the offer of social services for our clients. Petr Lachnit and continues: “Every year, this project has become indispensable for the most vulnerable and needy group, which is the elderly, and confirmed the importance of this service, which is fortunately already widespread in some cities and towns in our republic, and I believe that will continue to find its justification. “
Taxi Maxík is a social service intended for the transport of seniors, the physically and physically handicapped citizens from the Prague 5 district over the age of 35, which is provided by the care service of the Prague 5 Social and Nursing Assistance Center on the basis of a contract for the provision of care services. Accompanying Taxi Maxík is an optional act of the care service and is not a classic taxi service, as it might seem at first glance.
Transport by Taxi Maxík has very quickly become very popular, used and popular, especially for those who rely on public transport due to their disability, have partial mobility and use compensatory aids such as sticks, crutches, walkers and wheelchairs. As a result of these difficulties, they could not ride or, for these reasons, did not travel at all, they were almost isolated from the reality of life.
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During the six years of operation, Taxi Maxík covered a total of 89,566 kilometers throughout the capital city of Prague. The average age of care clients who have used Taxi Maxík is 79 years. On average, Taxi Maxík runs 115 rides per month. The number of rides was reduced only in 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, when in March and April, clients voted for rides due to fears of infection. In this crisis period, however, Taxík Maxík still provided extraordinary transport for “non-clients” from the senior public and for disabled people and helped all those who needed help to bring shopping and transport safely during the emergency hygiene measures to general practitioners or to authorities, etc.
After six years of operation, those who have become Regular or Occasional Passengers of Taxi Maxík agree, first of all, that it is affordable for this service, the length of one ride is 60 minutes throughout the capital city of Prague and the one-time fare is 60 crowns per person transported. The client can take an escort, caregiver or someone from the family. Thanks to the availability of this service, clients feel particularly mobile, and as they entrust themselves to us, other possibilities and opportunities have opened up for them, they have left the world of loneliness and hopelessness, they are much more self-sufficient.
Taxi Maxík runs throughout the capital city of Prague, which is a great advantage for everyone. The driver of the vehicle, Jan Krahulík, is a professional, former taxi driver who perfectly controls not only the ride, but also the topography, and is also an employee of the nursing service. He has the gift of empathy, optimism and humor, thus gaining perhaps everyone he transported. With helpfulness and willingness, he helps everyone when getting on and off the vehicle, he is the guarantor of the quality of transport. Clients determine the place of transport and the time of delivery of the vehicle. They appreciate compliance with the conditions when negotiating the service. Safety during transport by Taxi Maxík is very important for them, fear and fears of traveling have subsided. As they often tell us, they are looking forward to riding Taxi Maxík with Mr. Krahulík, they are a very pleasant experience for them and they will definitely continue to travel with him.
And where do clients actually go? Most rides are ordered to general practitioners at polyclinics, to hospital specialists, the aim of other rides is to settle official matters, notaries, insurance companies, libraries, post offices, pharmacies and hospitals. He regularly uses a ride to the hairdresser, pedicure, massage, not only to our Wellness Center in the Nursing Home in Zubaté 10, Prague 5. But that’s not all, seniors like to go to visit relatives, acquaintances, classmates, sitting in cafes and patisseries, they like to shop alone and travel to big shopping malls, go to exhibitions, in history or in the place of their youth and simply where they normally did not get without help.
We take a Maxík taxi not only with clients of the care service, but it is also used by seniors from the Nursing Home in Zubatý 10 and clients of the House of Social Services with a relief residential service, Na Neklance 15, Prague 5. We travel with them and fulfill wishes Prague and its surroundings, to various interesting places, from the Japanese visit to Olešek and the botanical garden in Troja or the park in Průhonice through the Hvězda park, Břevnov Monastery, to walks around Vyšehrad, Svatá Hora or the castle in Mníšek pod Brdy to a sightseeing tour of Prague knowledge of forgotten places of history and youth, etc.
All clients of the care service can order the service several days in advance. For those interested in providing care services, information on the transport of Taxík Maxík vehicles is published on the website HERE. The dispatching of the care service ensures the receipt of orders on working days from 7:30 to 15:30. The client can also choose his / her escort, or he / she can use the accompanying care services. Fares cannot be paid by credit card.
If the destination is suitable for several clients, they can travel by arrangement together. The vehicle does not transport animals, with the exception of assistance dogs.
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