Posts Tagged ‘Dementia’
OT Strategies: Can my client with dementia drive?
Question: Can my client with dementia drive? When should I consider a driving evaluation for my client with dementia and when should I be talking about driving retirement? Dementia is a tough disease. It changes as it progresses. Understanding a client’s stage of dementia can be helpful for understanding how to intervene. I like to…
Read MoreDriving & Dementia: OT Strategies for Evaluation & Intervention
With the changes the dementia disease process causes in the brain, it is no surprise that the ability to drive would be affected. Current research related to individuals with dementia and driving indicates that it is not a matter of if they should stop driving, but when they should they stop driving. Therefore, in this…
Read MoreOT Strategies: Driving Retirement Strategies for Dementia
When working with a client with dementia and caregivers, remember that the conversation about driving retirement is most likely more for the benefit of the family, as opposed to the person with dementia. The person with dementia will most likely not be able to abide by driving retirement independently and will require the support from…
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