Beyond Driving with Dignity
Summary: Are you worried about an aging loved-one's safe driving abilities? Do you think mom's driving skills might be slipping as a result of the natural aging process? Does dad's driving cause you to worry? Are your children afraid to get in the car with grandma? Then you've come to the right place! The Beyond Driving With Dignity podcast will help you work through all these concerns. Listen in as Matt Gurwell and his national team of Certified "Beyond Driving with Dignity" Professionals work to help you bring a peaceful resolution to YOUR family's particular related to older driver safety issues. Visit the Keeping Us Safe website at https://www.keepingussafe.org
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Podcasts:
Listen is as Dr. Andrew Whitman, Clinical Pharmacist in Oncology/Palliative Care at the University of Virginia Health System appears on the "Beyond Driving with Dignity" show and explains the dilemma posed by polypharmacy and the effects it may have on older drivers. Dr. Whitman will also introduce us to the practice of "deprescribing" as a viable solution to the issues posed by polypharmacy.
Listen is a Katie O'Toole Smith, better known as "Katie the Car Lady", appears on the "Beyond Driving with Dignity" show and shares 3 tips with us that will prove invaluable to older adults (and their families!) as they prepare to purchase or lease their next vehicle. Show notes and more information on Katie are available on the Keeping Us Safe website at https://www.keepingussafe.org/3-tips-for-seniors-buying-a-new-car/
We are most fortunate that renowned eye surgeon Dr. Alan Mendelsohn, MD, FACS, has taken time out of his very busy schedule to talk with us about cataracts and how they can adversely effect one's safe driving abilities. We hope you enjoy this episode of the "Beyond Driving with Dignity" podcast show! Please visit the Keeping Us Safe website at https://www.keepingussafe.org.
Dr. Ivan Damnjanovic, researcher at Texas A & M University, will provide us with a basic understanding of just what an autonomous vehicle is, and will address some of the challenges facing the development of this new technology, particularly as it relates to older drivers that may be experiencing a diminishment in cognitive processing abilities.
Listen in as Brent Currence, Missing Persons Unit Outreach & Education Coordinator with the Ohio Attorney General's office provides us with a basic understanding of how missing persons programs work, what the reporting requirements are and what to do if we locate one of these endangered adults.
Today's guest is Lauri Scharf. Lauri serves as the Support Services Manager for the Cleveland (Ohio) Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. During today's episode, Lauri does an outstanding job of explaining how the Alzheimer's Association's support groups (available throughout the country!) can be of great value to those afflicted with the disease, and to their caregivers and care partners alike. Lauri will also provide us with information on how to find support groups in your community.
Listen in as Michael Ellenbogen, after having been diagnosed with dementia at the young age of 49, is leveraging new vehicle safety technologies to help extend his safe driving career. To learn more about Keeping Us Safe and the "Beyond Driving with Dignity" podcast show please visit https://www.keepingussafe.org
Today's guest will be Attorney Yan Ross. Yan is Yale Law School graduate and the Director of Special Projects for the Institute of Consumer Financial Education. Attorney Ross will speak on the subject of identity theft as it relates to older adults.
Robert Reiter, founder of the Storefront Safety Council, talks about how and why older drivers sometimes confuse the brake and gas pedals and end up running into storefronts.
Matt Gurwell in in the LimeLite as he joins SpartCaster's Tami Neumann and Chris MacLellan on The Whole Care Network's new variety show, SparkCast. Listen in and learn how Matt Gurwell is sparking conversations that help Keep Us Safe
On this episode of Beyond Driving with Dignity, Matt welcome's Deborah Kogler from Magnifiers and More, offering tips and tools to help older drivers who are experiencing vision concern.
Matt Gurwell is the host of Beyond Driving with Dignity podcast on The Whole Care Network and the founder of Keeping Us Safe. Matt's national team of Certified “Beyond Driving with Dignity” Professionals work to help you bring a peaceful resolution to YOUR family’s particular concerns.. Matt's podcasts are supported by current day, real-life examples, data from recent research projects related to older driver safety, current news events, and live interviews with medical and highway safety professionals experienced in older driver issues. To learn more about Matt and Keeping Us Safe, please visit their website at www.keepingussafe.org and follow Matt's Podcast On The Whole Care Network.
