Researchers have developed a straightforward questionnaire that older adults can use to assess their attentional performance during driving.
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New tool helps older adults monitor 'attentional performance' during driving — National (06/01/2022)
Source: UniversityLaw Enforcement: Your Role in Older Driver Safety — National (05/26/2022)
Source: Professional AssociationIn this webinar, attendees learned about how to engage older drivers in a thoughtful manner, how to do roadside screening, and where to refer older drivers for more resources to keep them, and our roadways safe.
Questions and Answers Around Older Driver Safety. — National (05/25/2022)
Source: Professional AssociationAlternative Transportation Handout — National (05/25/2022)
Source: State Agency/ProgramIntroduction to the Clinician's Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers — National (05/19/2022)
Source: Professional AssociationAOTA created a presentation about the themes of the Clinicians Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers.
When should older adults stop driving? It depends — California (05/17/2022)
Source: For Profit OrganizationIt takes more than age to determine when it's time to take the keys.
Finding Transportation Services for Seniors — National (04/21/2022)
Source: Professional AssociationThere are many transportations and driving services for elders who can no longer drive themselves. Agingcare can provide ideas on how to search for other transportation options.
Driver’s License Renewal Laws for Older Drivers — National (04/20/2022)
Source: For Profit OrganizationDriver's license renewal time including seniors will be viewed as an individual, not as part of a group. this is the time to ask yourself the tough question: Should I continue the drive?
Talking about Driving with An Older Driver — National (04/06/2022)
Source: Professional AssociationConversations around driving can be tense and awkward. But there are things you can say to make those conversations more productive and less tense. Here are some things you can do.
Road safety of older drivers and the nursing profession — National (02/14/2022)
Source: Professional AssociationThis scoping review aims to present the scientific literature in relation to the nursing profession in the field of road safety.