Podcast: Driving & The Elderly – When Is It Time To Take The Keys?

Posted on December 22nd, 2010

Categories: Elderly Drivers, Podcasts, Resources

Driving & The Elderly - Taking The Keys

The driving… they keys… these are both attached to an emotional piece of the elderly person. There is a time that comes when elderly caregivers will have to have the conversation about whether to allow seniors to keep driving. This is a hard topic to talk about but Deborah Dolan, Advocate on Aging and Kevyn Burger, host of the show, discuss options for caregivers and resources to test the driving ability of seniors.

Links from Podcast:

Courage Center – driver assessment and training for seniors.

55 Alive – driver safety program by AARP.

MSBNC Video – National Transportation Safety Board held a forum on aging drivers in November . Now there is a way for people to experience what it is like to be an older driver.



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  1. [...] to your intuition and take a look at what changes have occurred. Even the smallest issues such as scratches on the car, problems with the cooking, unusual odors can be a view of what is to come. Deborah Dolan, Advocate [...]

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