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GrandDriver for Healthcare Providers

"As healthcare providers know, a patient’s wellbeing goes beyond the physician’s office. With more than 15,000 senior driver-related crashes on Virginia roads, talk to your patients about the impacts of age-related change on one’s driving ability.

As a trusted source to your patients, you can empower them to use the tools they need to stay safe and independent on the road."
 

Aging Parents and Driving: How and When To Broach the Subject With Sensitivity and Understanding

Whether it be due to health concerns, safety concerns, or a mix of both, knowing how and when to approach such a sensitive topic can be intimidating and quite discouraging.

Read on to learn how to approach the subject and how to know when it’s time for aging parents to hang up their keys. 

The relationship between age and driving attitudes and behaviors among older Americans

Due to a decreasing birth rate and longer life expectancy, the proportion of Americans over the age of 65 is expected to rise in coming years. Drivers over 65 drive two billion miles yearly, a number that will increase. For that reason, it is imperative to understand their attitudes and perceptions. It is also important to understand whether drivers over 65 can be treated as one cohesive group, or if there are differences among them.