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Nobody wants to parent their parents, but driving could be putting your senior at risk. It's time to talk to your parents about driving.
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Home InsteadNobody wants to parent their parents, but driving could be putting your senior at risk. It's time to talk to your parents about driving.
Research conducted by Home Instead, Inc., franchisor of the Home Instead franchise network, indicates that surveyed North American seniors are still very active on the road.
It can be difficult to know whether your senior loved ones are still safe on the road or a danger to themselves or others. Check out this Safe Driving Planner for resources to help you and your senior driver learn more.
When it comes to driving, there are a number of strategies that can help keep older adults safer on the road. In fact, many seniors can continue to drive safely into their later senior years. It's not until certain medical problems come down the pike that seniors may need to give up the car keys.
Developing a process to assess your older loved one's driving abilities, communicating your concerns, and planning ways to transition your older loved one from driving could help take some of the emotions out of this potentially controversial and contentious situation.
It's important to collect the facts before making any recommendations about continued driving. Here are some signs that further investigation could be needed.
To understand what it means to give up driving, it's important first to understand what driving means to an individual.
Discontinuing driving can be a scary proposition. It's time to separate fact from fiction. Here are four common misconceptions seniors may have about giving up driving.
Your senior loved one has voluntarily given up the car keys and you may be breathing a sigh of relief. While your mind could be at ease, problems for you and the senior who may be counting on your help might be just beginning.
Your senior wants to keep driving, but you don't think it's a good idea. When you don't see eye-to-eye, tempers within families can flare and hard feelings may result.
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