DRIVER ASSESSMENT & REHAB SERVICES

So you can get back on the road safely!

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Call us at 484-650-2280 or email susie@adaptivemobility.com 

Driver Rehabilitation Services

Adaptive Mobility proudly provides comprehensive Driver Rehab Services to individuals who are dealing with physical disabilities, cognitive challenges, or vision problems impacting their fitness to drive safely. Ensuring you and your loved ones are safe on the road is our job!

Find out how Adaptive Mobility can support you in achieving a safe return to driving. 

Driving Assessments From Adaptive Mobility

Adaptive Mobility is dedicated to encouraging safe and self-sufficient driving. We provide comprehensive driving assessments to help individuals and their families assess their fitness to drive safely. Our OT driving rehab specialists tailor evaluations to meet the needs of each client and ensure confident decision-making surrounding driving.

A driving assessment may be required if you or a loved one exhibits various symptoms, including:

  • Slower Reaction Time

  • Shorter Attention Span & Difficulties Focusing

  • Lagging Reflexes

  • Stiff Joints or Weak Muscles

  • Poor Eyesight or Blurred Vision

  • Diminished Night Vision

  • Hearing Problems

  • Reduced Memory or Forgetfulness

  • Tingling or Diminished Sensation in Hands or Feet

  • Poor Decision-Making Skills

  • Difficulties Thinking Clearly

  • Drowsiness or Medication Side Effects

  • Increase in Car Accidents or Near Misses

  • Physical Impairments

  • Recent Major Illnesses or Medical Events

  • Increased Anxiety and Agitation

  • Frequent Falls

  • Limited Movement or Range of Motion

Adaptive Mobility's Driver Assessment Process

Driving Assessment Step 1: Clinical Tests

We begin our approach with clinical in-home exams to evaluate the functions above to ensure a thorough assessment of capabilities related to driving. One of our OTs will come to your home to test your vision, sensation in hands & feet, how you move, and your thinking and concentration - all important factors relating to driving. These tests help us to know if you are ready and able to be in the driver’s seat.

Driving Assessment Step 2: On-The-Road Evaluation

Following the completing of clinical testing, an OT Driver Rehab Specialist will drive with you in the Adaptive Mobility rehabilitation vehicle to conduct a behind-the-wheel evaluation. This gives you the chance to drive through your community and directly show your driving abilities.

Driving Assessment Step 3: Outcomes Discussion

After completing a clinical and behind the wheel evaluation, we will have a conversation with you, your family, and/or your referring doctor. This conversation aims to shed light on your current driving skills and identify any necessary next steps, which may include:

  • Additional driver training and rehabilitation
  • Prescriptions for adaptive driving equipment
  • Support for moving from driver to passenger

Driver Rehabilitation & Training from Adaptive Mobility

The specialized driver rehabilitation services provided by Adaptive Mobility help individuals who have been injured, unwell, experiencing serious medical issues, or have gone through a prolonged period without driving.

Rehabilitation & Training For Drivers

Our driver rehabilitation and training services concentrate on improving driving fitness, driving abilities, and regaining confidence behind the wheel. The OT Driver Rehab specialists of Adaptive Mobility tailor their training and rehabilitation approach to each client, so that you can safely and efficiently reach your driving goals.

If you require adaptive equipment to drive, our OT driving rehab specialist will help match you to the best equipment and teach you how to use it to safely regain your driving independence.

Contact Adaptive Mobility For Driver Rehabilitation Services

Whether you need adaptive equipment to drive due to physical limitations or you just want to brush up on your driving abilities, our knowledgeable OT driver rehabilitation specialists are committed to helping you every step of the way.

At Adaptive Mobility, your safety and comfort are our top priorities. We will work to help you regain your confidence and independence on the road with our comprehensive driver rehabilitation services. Contact us to learn more or schedule a consultation.

Susie Touchinsky, OTR/L, SCDCM, CDRS is an occupational therapy certified driver rehabilitation specialist, with experience as a driving instructor, and owner of Adaptive Mobility Services, LLC serving southeastern, PA and surrounding areas including Orwigsburg, Reading, Hershey, Harrisburg, Allentown, and throughout Pennsylvania.

For decades, Susie has been committed to helping drivers understand and improve their driving ability and confidence after medical illness, a major medical event, health conditions, and injury.

Adaptive Mobility Owner Susie Touchinsky

OTR/L, SCDCM, CDRS

What Can I Expect From Adaptive Mobility's Driving Assessment & Driver Rehab Services?

  • Our driving evaluation includes an in-vehicle time to observe real driving potential
  • We are local & will travel to your home
  • Outcomes are reviewed directly with you and your family
  • Prompt, clear, and timely evaluations are provided
  • We are well versed in the PennDOT Medical Review process and able to provide support

How Can I Get A Prescription for Adaptive Driving Equipment?

Are you thinking you might need equipment for driving? We can help with that too! Our driver rehab specialists are skilled at identifying and training drivers to use a range of equipment including hand controls, left foot accelerator, and steering devices. Adaptive driving equipment training involves a comprehensive driving evaluation, individualized training, support for state’s relicensing process, equipment prescription, and fitting to ensure equipment works in your own vehicle.

Referrals & Scheduling

To enroll in our program, you will need a valid driver’s license and an order from your doctor for “Occupational Therapy Driving Evaluation & Treatment.” Give us a call and we can help you with all the details.

How Much Do Driving Assessments and Driver Rehab Services Cost?

The driving evaluation costs $450 to $650, depending on distance from our program’s office in Schuylkill County. To determine cost to your client, please feel free to contact us!

Frequently Asked Questions

We know that getting assessed for driver safety and participating in driver's rehab can cause a lot of worry and concern. 

Check out all of our Frequently asked Questions to ease your mind.

And, of course, if you have questions, call us at 484-650-2280 or email susie@adaptivemobility.com 

Service Areas for Driver Assessments and Rehabilitation

Adaptive Mobility is excited to travel to you for your driving appointment. Let us bring you some peace of mind, by meeting you at your home and working with you on familiar roads in your community!

We service a wide range of geographies in southeastern Pennsylvania including Orwigsburg, Pottsville, Hamburg, Hershey, Lebanon, Harrisburg, Allentown, Doylestown, Norristown, King of Prussia, and Philadelphia and even into New Jersey.

Dave

Driver

Susie has such a calm demeanor, she was truly so easy to work with. I actually enjoyed our time together even though it was an evaluation! I felt like she was objective & very fair. It was a great bonus that she came to my home & I could return to driving on roads that were familiar to me.

Mary Ann

Driver

I would like to thank Susie for helping me continue my independence with driving. For the past 6 months I've been unable to drive due to neuropathy, I needed someone to take me places. With her help I learned to use hand controls. Susie was very patient and supportive. She would pick me up at my house and I would drive with her instructions. I cannot thank Susie enough for her help.

Carol

Wife of Driver

My husband had a mild stroke in January, which left him with some mild cognitive deficits. He took a computer simulated driving test and did not pass. He was devastated! We found Adaptive Mobility Services and spoke with Susie, who agreed to travel to our home to re-eval my husband. When he had the chance to be on the road, he did well! We are so thankful and grateful for this service! It reassured us both and restored my husband's belief in himself and his abilities. I would recommend this valuable service and Susie for her compassion, competence in evaluating his abilities, and her prompt reporting to our family physician. Worth every cent!

Georgia

Wife of Driver

We recently utilized Adaptive Mobility Services for a driver evaluation for my husband. Susie was great to deal with. She was professional, yet made us feel comfortable, given the difficult nature of what we were going through. She came to the house and performed all the testing in our home and took my husband driving on roads he was familiar with. She offered advice and provided us with additional resources to assist us. Susie is a highly competent and caring professional and I would highly recommend her to anyone needing the services she provides.

Judy

Daughter of Driver

As the daughter of a licensed driver with aphasia, I wholeheartedly recommend Susie Touchinsky to anyone who feels physically and cognitively able to drive and who is aphasic. Susie is experienced and patient with folks like my mother. She does not talk down or respond awkwardly. She wasn’t the least bit fazed by Mom’s communication challenges, nor was there ever, ever any indication that Mom’s aphasia caused Susie to hesitate to give her the rating she deserved. I did the legwork to arrange for Mom’s driving evaluation. Communicating primarily through email, Susie responded quickly to my initial inquiry, my in-depth description of Mom’s situation, and to my subsequent requests for information. Susie explained her services as thoroughly and gracefully as she delivered them. Every part of this driving evaluation process and our experience with Adaptive Mobility Services was excellent; from initial contact to completed report after the evaluation.

Jane

Driver

I was nervous about my driving evaluation before Susie arrived, but Susie Touchinsky's expert knowledge, warm professionalism, and efficient organization put me at ease right away. Susie was just wonderful! I would recommend her to anyone.