Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results from an impact to the head that disrupts normal brain function. TBI may affect a person's cognitive abilities, including learning and thinking skills.
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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) — National
Source: Professional AssociationLearn More About Safe Senior Driving — California
Source: State Agency/ProgramIn California, the DMV website provides helpful tips for safe driving, assessing your safety to continue driving, a list of mature driver training classes, and information on required driving tests at certain ages.
Driving & Transportation / Older Driver — Virginia
Source: State Agency/ProgramThe following are some warning signs that may indicate that an older driver can no longer operate an automobile safely.
Safe Driving for Older Adults — National
Source: Professional AssociationLearn more about the different factors that can affect driving as you age and signs of when it may be time to stop driving.
Driving After Traumatic Brain Injury — National
Source: Professional AssociationA brain injury can affect the skills needed to drive safely. If and when an injured person may safely return to driving should be addressed early in recovery.
CAN Help Desk — National
Source: Professional AssociationAn older loved one with Alzheimer’s? If you are a family caregiver and have questions or just need to talk, consider reaching out to the Caregiver Help Desk.
Older Driver Safety Awareness Week: Understand, Be Proactive, Plan — National
Source: Professional AssociationDuring this week we explore options and choices for clients when “life happens,” affecting driving and mobility and occupational therapy’s response to these changes.
Older Driver Safety Concern Rises In U.S. And Europe As People Age — National
Source: NewsThe number of adults 65 and older increased by 29% between 2012 and 2021 in the United States.
For older adults, mobility is essential to staying engaged, active, and independent, experts say, and many of them continue to be active drivers on the nation's roads.
But in 2021, nearly 7,500 people in that age group were killed in traffic crashes, accounting for 17% of all traffic fatalities.
Best ways to get around rural areas without a car — National
Source: Professional AssociationSo what do people without the option of driving do to get around in rural America? It often comes down to learning to use a patchwork of available options.
Best ways to get around rural areas without a car — National
Source: Professional AssociationSo what do people without the option of driving do to get around in rural America? It often comes down to learning to use a patchwork of available options.