Are you worried that your elderly parent is no longer safe to drive? This article will tell you what to do next, especially if your loved one lives in Virginia.
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How to Find Out if Your Elderly Parent is Safe to Drive in Virginia — Virginia
Source: Professional AssociationDriving 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.
Social Service Transportation Planning — California
Source: State Agency/ProgramThe Mobility Coordinator works with all the transportation providers in San Luis Obispo County to find ways for people who don't have access to their own transportation or who are unable to us public transportation, get around the community.
Prevent Blindness, Provides Free Resources on AMD and Low Vision Including Dedicated Webpages, Fact Sheets, New Spanish-language Graphics, An Interactive Patient Guide, and More — National
Source: Professional AssociationAs part of February’s Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month, Prevent Blindness is offering free resources to the public to help educate and empower individuals.
Medical standards for passenger (Class D) and motorcycle (Class M) driver's licenses — Massachusetts
Source: State Agency/ProgramLearn about the Registry of Motor Vehicles' current medical policies relating to passenger vehicle and motorcycle driver's licenses.
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 Traffic Safety Marketing — National
Source: US Department of TransportationOlder drivers face unique safety concerns including vision, reflexes, and physical fitness. We have materials to help guide the discussion with older drivers, and children and caregivers of aging adults.
Many assets are available in English and Spanish. Share this information with partner organizations to help spread the message across all communities.
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.
Driving and ALS — National
Source: Professional AssociationThere are ways to gauge whether you can still safely drive, and transportation alternatives if you need to delegate driving.