Driving With Dementia - Is it Safe? Learn How to Tell

Can someone with dementia still drive, and what are signs that it is dangerous to yourself and others to continue? Learn what to watch for and other resources HERE.

How Do You Know When It’s Time to Stop Driving?
This week we discuss safe driving - how to know when it is time to give up your car keys, especially after a diagnosis of dementia.  Disease, age, changes in physical abilities can all impact safe driving. We discuss the warning signs, why it's important not to ignore, and a guide to finding alternative transportation.

See our website for show notes with resources and loads of information on transportation options to maintain independence as long as possible.

In This Episode:
02:14 - Recipe of the Week: Tennessee Onions Casserole
02:53 - Remembering Jimmy Carter
07:39 - Driving with Dementia: When is it Time to Stop? (Plus finding transportation alternatives)
18:11 - How to Talk to Someone About Giving Up the Car Keys
26:05 - Outro

Related Content:

• S4E40: How to Avoid a Car Accident and Stay Safe on the Road
• S3E47: Frontotemporal Dementia Part 1 – What Is FTD?
• S4E16: Understanding Vascular Dementia, the Second-Most Common Form
• S1E48: Alzheimer’s Disease
• S5E37: Memory and Alzheimer’s Disease
• S2E1: Lewy Body Disease
• S1E49: What to expect during screening for memory loss
• S1E34: Huntington’s Disease

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