Do you think your older loved-one may be experiencing diminishing driving skills due to the aging process? Are they becoming lost in familiar places, bumping into curbs, mailboxes, or scraping the sides of the garage when they back out? Have they been involved in a minor parking lot fender-bender or do they complain about being honked at? Do they seem easily confused or more forgetful when you talk with them on the phone?
If so, don’t panic; you’re certainly not alone. The most important thing to remember is that the time to start addressing your concerns is now, before “concerns” turn into “tragedies”.
To help you do that, Keeping Us Safe has released its long awaited workbook titled “Beyond Driving with Dignity; The workbook for the families of older drivers”. The workbook employs a very user-friendly, uncomplicated method and is designed to be used in the comfort and confidence of the family’s home.
“Beyond Driving with Dignity” was written to help families (or professionals working with families) by providing them with a “roadmap to success” in their quest to overcome the challenges of an older driver’s safety.
If driving restrictions or even a complete retirement from driving are deemed appropriate, the “Limit Driving, Not Living” chapter of the workbook helps the family identify and implement alternative means of transportation for the retiring driver.
To learn more about how the workbook can help your family or client, please visit Keeping Us Safe at www.keepingussafe.org, or call us toll-free at 877-907-8841.
Matt Gurwell
Founder & CEO
Keeping Us Safe
Matt Gurwell is the developer of the nationally-recognized “Beyond Driving with Dignity” program. He currently lectures throughout the United States on topics related to the aging process and its adverse affects on driving skills. As developer of this life-saving program, Matt’s mission is to provide strategies and guidance to seniors that will help them to continue driving safely until the decision is made to retire from their driving career. The “Beyond Driving with Dignity” program also provides an excellent array of services and resources for both families and professionals as they deal with this very sensitive issue. Matt retired from a very distinguished and successful 24-year career as an Assistant District Commander with the Ohio State Highway Patrol. After leaving the Patrol, Matt has participated in a tremendous amount of work in the area of older driver research, best practices, current vehicle safety technologies, and adaptive equipment. Matt's creative, innovative and common sense approach, combined with his uncanny ability to bring calm and resolve to stressful situations without ever jeopardizing the dignity of others, has contributed greatly to the success of the “Beyond Driving with Dignity” program. When asked what the ultimate motivation was for starting the program, Matt explains: "There was never one particular event. It was the result of 20-plus years of holding dying people in my arms at terrible car accidents, and delivering dozens and dozens of death notifications to families. I would much rather work with families to bring a peaceful resolve to this sensitive and uncomfortable issue now, rather than have them deal with it when a State Trooper is knocking on their front door". Matt serves as Senior Care Authority’s Program Director for the “Beyond Driving with Dignity” program. Senior Care Authority (https://www.seniorcareauthority.com) is now the nation’s exclusive provider of the “Beyond Driving with Dignity” program.
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Jon Lewis
Great article, and should be considered by everyone.
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