For Elderly Drivers, Families Can Help Decide When to Give Up the Keys

October 3, 2012

  • October 3, 2012 at 6:18 pm
    Matt Gurwell says:
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    Keeping Us Safe, a national organization headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, has developed a program specifically designed to prevent such tragedies. The program, titled “Beyond Driving with Dignity”, is a self-assessment program designed to help older drivers and their families make appropriate driving decisions in response to age-related diminishing driving skills.

    Matt Gurwell, Founder and CEO of Keeping Us Safe states that “Although this tragedy could have been worse, it is important to note that it could also have been avoided.” Gurwell, a retired Ohio State Trooper, continues by explaining “Our self-assessment program for older drivers is designed to save lives.”

    The 3-hour sessions include an in-depth interview with the older driver, input from concerned family members, several cognitively- based screening tools, a review of one’s medical history and an actual driving exercise. The sessions are conducted by Certified “Beyond Driving with Dignity” Professionals currently deployed throughout the United States and Canada.

    In addition, Keeping Us Safe offers the nationally-recognized “Beyond Driving with Dignity; The workbook for the families of older drivers”. The workbook was designed to help concerned families by providing them with a “roadmap to success” in their quest to overcome the challenges of an older driver’s diminished driving skills.

    Both the self-assessment program and the workbook are designed to keep our highways and communities safer places to live, work and recreate. The Beyond Driving with Dignity programs are also designed to help the older driver maintain their independence and dignity as they transition into a driving retirement.

    If you are concerned about an elderly loved one’s safe driving ability, please contact us at 877-907-8841 and we will connect you with the closest “Beyond Driving with Dignity” Professional.

    Visit our website at http://www.keepingussafe.org to learn more about our programs and about how to become a Certified “Beyond Driving with Dignity” Professional.



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