Senior Center Presentation
ChORUS developed a presentation slide deck that you can use to present to older adults to promote older driver safety in your community.
Driver Education
Aging and Adult Services
The Division of Aging and Adult Services works to promote independence and enhance the dignity of North Carolina's older adults and their families through a community based on services and benefits.
Transportation Services
Transportation services provide travel to and/or from community resources providing needed services or carrying out activities of daily living.
Traveling with Seniors? Read Our Summer Safety Travel Tips!
Hope Senior Home Care wants to share tips to make traveling easier with your elderly loved ones.
8 Tips for Summer Travel by Car With Seniors
There is no reason to let physical limitations restrict your travel. In addition to making sure your car is properly serviced and ready for the trip, here are more tips for traveling by car.
Older Driver Safety Awareness Week 2023
During the holiday season and throughout the year, we all want those in our community to be safe. Help us get the word out for Older Driver Safety Awareness Week (ODSAW).
Every year, the Clearinghouse for Older Road User Safety (ChORUS), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), observe ODSAW. This year, ODSAW runs from December 4-8, 2023, and ChORUS has developed a campaign dedicated to promoting road safety among older drivers.
Driving Safety and Dementia
If the older adult in your life has been diagnosed with dementia, they may not have to stop driving right away. However, there are signs that family members and caregivers should watch for to ensure that the older driver is safe on the road.
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) laid out a list of signs that someone with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia should stop driving include:
Baby, You Can Drive My Car
Baby You Can Drive My Car – a song about getting a driver as a hopeful rising star dreams of a different life. It can also be a way of planning ahead for a time when you may need a little extra help.
Transportation: Helping the Older Adult in Your Life Get Where They Need to Go
Whether walking, bicycling, getting a ride, or taking the bus, we all deserve transportation options that suit our lifestyles. While more than 600,000 older adults stop driving each year, many others modify their driving behaviors.1 These life changes lead to finding alternate transportation options for getting to doctor’s appointments, to visit with family and friends, and to the grocery store.
Thank you, Senior Centers!
We know senior center staff work hard every day to provide programming options and support for the older adults in their community. This Senior Center Month, the Clearinghouse for Older Road User Safety (ChORUS) wants to celebrate and support the good work that senior centers do. At ChORUS, we have many free resources to help senior centers provide support and programming around older adult traffic safety, whether the person is a driver, a passenger, a pedestrian, or a cyclist. We have materials for use and reference all throughout the year.