𝘋𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴?

Most adults outlive their driving ability by 5-10 years.

🛑 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼.

Driving retirement often becomes a traumatic loss of independence where clients and their families are left to figure out their next steps… 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘺.

As an OTP, you can start the conversation early and create an off-ramp for clients and families.

Almost every adult will outlive their driving ability, 𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

Techniques like “taking the keys” or “disconnecting the battery” aren’t holistic or client-centered ways to manage driving retirement.

👀 Imagine how you’d feel if tomorrow, someone told you that you could never drive again.

You’d be left with a myriad of questions, frustrations, and a loss of freedom.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿.

𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿.

If you’re unsure how to assess driving readiness and risks or don’t feel equipped to have the driving retirement conversation, that’s ok. We have something to help you support your clients.

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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗜𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴.

You’ll be doing your clients and their families a huge favor by addressing driving in a holistic, compassionate way, just like you do for other ADLs and IADLs your client values.

Let me know if you have any questions!

susie@adaptivemobility.com

Additional Resources:

• 3 Rs of Driving Retirement
• Practitioner Strategies for Supporting Driving Retirement