Driving Wellness & Driving Decisions

Driving Wellness & Driving Decisions

<p> DRIVING WELLNESS & DRIVING DECISIONS ONLINE/PRINT RESOURCES Online & in-person classes</p><p> AAA Safe Driving for Mature Operators Program http://seniordriving.aaa.com/maintain-mobility-independence/safe-driving-courses- seniors/take-local-defensive-driving-course</p><p> AARP Driver Safety course (online, also in-person in some areas) http://www.aarp.org/home-family/getting-around/driving-resource-center/info-10- 2013/driver-safety-refresher-course-2014.html http://www.aarpdriversafety.org/?intcmp=AE-MIV-AARPAUTO-DRIVESAFELY</p><p> Car-Fit program http://www.car-fit.org/</p><p> National Safety Council Defensive Driving Safety Training http://www.nsc.org/learn/Safety-Training/Pages/defensive-driving-driver-safety- training.aspx</p><p>Online fitness-to-drive screening tools and self-assessment</p><p> AAA Roadwise Review – Interactive Driving Evaluation http://seniordriving.aaa.com/evaluate-your-driving-ability/interactive-driving- evaluation</p><p> AARP 10 Signs That it's Time to Limit or Stop Driving http://www.aarp.org/home-garden/transportation/info-05- 2010/Warning_Signs_Stopping.html</p><p> AMA Am I a Safe Driver? http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/olddrive/OlderDriversBook/pages/AppndxB- AmI.html</p><p> University of Florida Fitness-to-Drive Screen Measure (completed by proxy) http://fitnesstodrive.phhp.ufl.edu/ 2</p><p> University of Michigan The Enhanced Driving Decisions Workbook http://www.um-saferdriving.org/firstPage.php</p><p>Online driving decisions information (for “older drivers”)</p><p> AARP driver resource center http://www.aarp.org/home-family/getting-around/driving-resource-center/driving- welcome/</p><p> AARP Free Online Seminar – Talking with Older Drivers http://www.aarp.org/home-garden/transportation/we_need_to_talk/</p><p> AOTA driving and community mobility http://www.aota.org/Practice/Productive-Aging/Driving/Clients.aspx</p><p> Alzheimer’s Association Dementia & Driving Resource Center http://www.alz.org/care/alzheimers-dementia-and-driving.asp</p><p> Alzheimer’s Association “Driving and Dementia” PDF http://www.alz.org/documents_custom/statements/Driving_and_Dementia.pdf</p><p> AMA’s Physician’s Guide to Counseling Older Drivers (2010)—also add 2015 version http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/olddrive/OlderDriversBook/pages/Contents.ht ml</p><p> Clinician’s Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers (2016) www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/older_drivers/pdf/812228_CliniciansGuideToOlderDriv ers.pdf</p><p> Driving and Dementia, Tele Nova Films YouTube trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8gZzao0uxU</p><p> The Driving Dilemma: The Complete Resource Guide for Older Drivers and Their Families by Elizabeth Dugan (in-print) http://www.amazon.com/The-Driving-Dilemma-Complete-Resource/dp/0061142182</p><p>Updated 10/2/16 Compiled by Hellen Carreras, OTR/L 3</p><p> The Hartford’s Family Conversations With Older Drivers http://www.thehartford.com/mature-market-excellence/family-conversations-with- older-drivers</p><p> The Hartford’s “At the Crossroads” Support group kit on Alzheimer's disease, dementia and driving https://www.thehartford.com/resources/mature-market-excellence/crossroads-kit</p><p> National Highway Safety Administration’s How to Understand and Influence Older Drivers http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/olddrive/UnderstandOlderDrivers/index.htm</p><p> Teleworkshop: Driving and Dementia - Strategies for Caregivers, Alzheimer’s Society British Columbia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwOUzPAdm5Y</p><p>Updated 10/2/16 Compiled by Hellen Carreras, OTR/L 4 Alternative transportation</p><p> VisionAware™ Resources for Independent Living with Vision Loss – Transportation Alternatives http://www.visionaware.org/info/everyday-living/transportation/12 National Association of Area Agencies on Aging - Transportation http://www.n4a.org/transportation</p><p> Getting There Guide from Denver Regional Mobility & Access Council http://drmac-co.org/index.php/programs/information-sharing/getting-there-guide</p><p>Local senior resource center or city/county recreation center These venues are often a good ‘first stop’ for identifying local alternative transportation resources beyond the regional public transportation system, e.g., small non-profit and service organizations that provide transportation support. Many of these centers have classes on accessing alternative transportation and some also have classes on driving wellness. </p><p>Alternatives to transportation</p><p> Delivery services, e.g., for groceries and medications. Many grocery stores and pharmacies deliver. </p><p> Activities that meet quality of life needs but can happen in or very close to home, e.g., gardening instead of book club meetings; hosting social and family gatherings at own home.</p><p>Updated 10/2/16 Compiled by Hellen Carreras, OTR/L</p>

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