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With regards to driving, It is not a matter of if a person with dementia must retire from driving for reasons of safety but simply when.
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Driving Resources.
- AARP Driver Safety Program Course Locator
- Aging Driver's Safety Guide - The Dealer Alternative Parts Geek
- AMA Physican Guide to Assessing and Counceling Older Drivers - Free Download (Fantastic)
- AMA Policies regarding Elderly / Driving Concerns / Issues
- American Academy of Family Physicians: Tips for elderly individuals looking to increase driving safety.
- Assessment of Older Adults with Diminished Capacity: A Handbook for Psychologist, Free 186 book download, American Bar Association
- Association for Driver Rehab Specialist- Alzheimer's and Driving
- Association for Driving Rehabilitation Specialist
- At the Crossroads: Family conversation and driving - The Hartford
- Caring.com - Many handouts / downloads for dementia and driving
- Car Key Conversation - NY Times Feb 19 2011
- Cheap Car Insurance Car Resources for Seniors
- Clock Drawing Tests
- DOT - New, Improved Comprehensive Automated Drivers License Test and Vision Screen System - Report 559 (I) May 2005
- Driving and Progressive Dementia
- Driving and Dementia Tool Kit
- Driving with Dementia Guidelines
- Driving Elearning
- Driving with Dementia: Understanding the Safety Risks - American Academy of Neurology
- Elderly Couple Critically Injured PHOTO of CAR
- Elderly Woman Crashes into Milford Store PHOTO OF CAR
- Elderly Driver Caught On Video Driving Wrong Way on Highway
- Enhancement Through Driving
- Folstein Mini Mental Status Exam - CAUTION: THIS IS COPY RIGHT PROTECTED AND YOU CAN NOT JUST DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE FORM FROMTHE INTERNET
- The Hartford - Older Driver Safety
- Health Functional Status Older Driver Safety Power Point
- HIPPA Allows for Reporting When Situation is significant and the Public Safety is At Risk - Download the Document 45-CFR-164.512
- Lumosity - Mazes
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Information for older road users to evaluate health conditions and review driving risks.
- National Institute on Aging- Driving
- National Institute on Aging: Learn how age affects driving and what resources are available.
- New York State Office for the Aging: A guide helping aging drivers, family, and loved ones understand how to drive safely and assess driving risks.
- State by State Driving Laws for the Elderly
- Safe Mobility for Older People Notebook - Prepared by DOT
- State DMV Revocation Process - All 50 States
- St. Louis Consortium for Older Driver Education & Research Highway patrol and Driver Examination Curriculum and Tools video on traffic stop and road tests and evaluations tools
- Older Drivers with Cognitive Impairments
- NAB Neuropsychological Assessment Battery
- When to Stop Driving - Mayo Clinic
- Alzheimer's Association Recommendations for Driving
- Neuropsychological Assessment Battery
- Driving Evaluations by an Occupational Therapist
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- How to Understand and Influence Older Drivers -
Talking with an older person about their driving is often difficult. Most of us delay that talk until the person’s driving has become what we believe to be dangerous. At that point, conversations can be tense and awkward for everyone involved. But there are things you can say and do to make those conversations more productive and less tense.
- Driving Safely While Aging Gracefully - How do you assess whether physical changes are affecting your driving skills?
- Family and Friends Concerned About an Older Driver - To provide families, friends, healthcare providers, law enforcement personnel, and community and social services with information to assist older adults whose capabilities make them potentially unsafe to drive.
- Safe Driving for Older Adults - Helpful tips about coping with these changes are also provided so that you can remain a safe driver for as long as possible.
- When It's Time to Take the Keys Away -
Visiting Angels
- Kansas Department on Aging - Older Driver's Fact Sheet
- Keeping Us Safe - Self Assessment Program and Information
- When and How To Take Away The Car Keys
- Vision Screening for Alzheimer's Disease
- Why Are Older Drivers At Risk
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