Worried About A Loved One’s Safety Behind the Wheel?

Statistically, older drivers with a medical condition, medication usage, or change in physical function are at an increased risk of accident or injury while driving.

However, because driving offers independence, conversations with older adults about their driving safety can be emotionally charged and difficult.

To mitigate this, we offer a holistic approach to assessing older driver’s ability to safely operate a motor vehicle. In giving a recommendation, we take into consideration the driver’s lifestyle, work, leisure, family obligations, and community transportation needs.

The decision to recommend that an older driver retire from driving is never given lightly, and it always depends on the individual circumstances of every case and client.

At DRCE we offer a fully comprehensive driving evaluation done by an Occupational Therapy Practitioner who is a Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist. Through our evaluation process and our OT/CDRS’ extensive expertise, we offer objective data points to help explain our recommendations to older drivers, whether that be to continue, reduce, or cease driving.