Valentine’s Day 2019 When your client wants to surprise his valentine and needs a little help, you say yes! #lifeslikeaboxofchocolates I love that during our Driver Rehab training session my client asked me for a small favor so he could surprise his wife! He asked if we could stop at his favorite chocolate shop to …
Adaptive Mobility’s Legacy
OUR HISTORY Susan Pierce Adaptive Mobility Services, Inc. was founded by Susan Pierce in 1990. After working as an occupational therapy driver rehabilitation therapist for a decade, and developing three driving programs, Pierce was encouraged by her father, Brooke Pierce, to follow her passion and start a community-based private practice in Florida. Over the years, …
What is Your Mobility Plan?
What is Your Mobility Plan? One of the reasons talking about driving retirement, or ‘giving up the keys’ is so difficult, is because, for most of us, this is a ‘new’ conversation. Think about it… Before now, before the past few decades, our parents & grandparents pretty much drove until their last days. Most of …
3 Easy Tips to Support Your Love Ones When It is Time for Them to Stop Driving
3 Easy Driving Retirement Tips Not driving and driving retirement can be a big change. Families often ask me, “How can we make the transition from driver to passenger easier? How can I help my mom/dad with not driving?” Here are three tips to turn to time and time again. I hope they help you!
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Are You an OT with Questions About Driving?
My client wants to drive, what do I do now? Driving is quickly becoming one of the biggest goals for our clients. In many ways, it is the ultimate instrumental activity of daily living and most complex. If a client can drive, it opens doors for living independently and engaging in the community freely. Not …
Could Hand Controls Help You?
Are you experiencing tingling in your feet? Tingling or numbness in your feet could be a sign of sensation loss. Sensation changes in our feet can happen for lots of different reasons. From diabetes to neuropathy to spinal cord injuries, sensation loss in your feet can impact safe driving. We rely on sensation while driving …
