Beyond Driving with Dignity

We are most fortunate to have David Schanz, CSA, of Senior Care Authority as a guest on Keeping Us Safe's "Beyond Driving with Dignity" podcast. In today's episode, David will help us gain a better understanding of available transportation options as we help a loved-one prepare to relocate into the perfect senior living community. To review the show notes, please visit https://www.keepingussafe.org/transportation-considerations-within-senior-living-communities/

We are most fortunate that Laura D. Adams, MBA, has taken time out of her very busy schedule to appear as a guest on Keeping Us Safe's "Beyond Driving with Dignity" podcast to talk with us about how insurance rates for older drivers are calculated. Laura even offers a few tips to help older drivers save on their next insurance premiums!

Listen in as therapists Cindy and Christina Hardin-Weiss explain how improving your balance and coordination can subsequently help you extend your safe driving career. Other episodes of the "Beyond Driving with Dignity" podcast show are available at https://www.keepingussafe.org/podcasts/

In her article titled, "Dementia at 100MPH", dementia expert Jill Couch discusses the interesting practice of caregiving by stealth. Because this approach is so innovative, we decided to invite Jill to appear as a guest on the "Beyond Driving with Dignity" podcast show to discuss both her article as well as the caregiving by stealth approach to providing assistance to our elders as they progress through the natural aging process. Visit the Keeping Us Safe website to read the show notes and to find links to the organizations mentioned in the podcast https://www.keepingussafe.org/caregiving-by-stealth/.

Today's guest on the "Beyond Driving with Dignity" podcast is Mr. Mark Bott, P. E., Traffic and Safety Engineer for the Michigan Department of Transportation. Mark's responsibilities include the integration of senior mobility, pedestrian and bicyclists, and safety initiatives into everyday activities to reduce fatalities and serious injuries as part of MDOT’s Toward Zero Death initiative. Read the show notes at https://www.keepingussafe.org/michigans-toward-zero-deaths-safety-initiative/

Today's guest on the "Beyond Driving with Dignity" podcast show is Ms. Kathryn Eyring, producer and host of the Aging Gracefully TV program. Listen in as Kathryn helps us gain a better understanding of the vital role exercise plays in older driver safety. Be sure to visit https://www.keepingussafe.org/exercise-and-older-driver-safety/ for links related to this podcast and for the show notes!

We are most fortunate that Jennifer Beach, founder of Advocate For Elders, has taken time out of her very busy schedule to appear on the "Beyond Driving with Dignity" podcast show to speak on the issue of fibbing to a loved who may be living with dementia.

Today's guest on the "Beyond Driving with Dignity" podcast show is Dr. Alan Mendelsohn, MD and renowned eye surgeon from South Florida. Dr. Mendelsohn explains how your annual eye exam can save your life! Read the show notes at https://www.keepingussafe.org/how-your-annual-eye-exam-can-save-your-life/

Today’s guest, Vicky Rose, MSW and Memory Disorder Clinic Coordinator for the Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare system explains the vital role a healthy brain plays in older driver safety. Vicky also provides us with actionable steps we can begin taking immediately to help keep our brains healthy as we progress through the natural aging process. For more great information on this episode (including the show notes) please visit https://www.keepingussafe.org/the-vital-role-a-healthy-brain-plays-in-older-driver-safety/

Listen in as today's guests on the "Beyond Driving with Dignity" podcast show (Dr. Andrew Whitman and Dr. Cory Perry, both of the University of Virginia Health System), explain the increasing use of cannabis in older drivers, and how its use can impact an individual's safe driving abilities. https://www.keepingussafe.org/the-increasing-use-of-cannabis-in-older-drivers/