The Fit to Drive Test for Dementia Patients

One of the most difficult problems we face as dementia caregivers is when and how to convince a person living with dementia that it is no longer safe for them to drive an automobile.As dementia progresses,a time will come when your loved one will no longer be able to drive safely. In most cases it is very difficult to get a person living with dementia to stop driving. Many of us have faced this problem.In the article below Carole Larkin describesa new paper test that can help determine whether it is safe for you loved one to continue to drive; and,the likelihood that they could pass a standard driving test.Coping with DementiaSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:By Carole LarkinAlzheimer's Reading RoomFINALLY,there are tests to help doctors determine whether a person with dementia can continue to drive. These test are actually screening tests to predictwhether a person with dementia will fail a road driving test.I found an article about the screening tests in the September/October edition of the magazineToday ’s Geriatric Medicine.These tests are meant for a doctor or his trained assistant to administer in the office when a family member or another person expresses concern about theperson with dementia ’s driving ability.The MINDSET Study for Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer ’s Is Open for Enrollment. Quick link to the short pre-qualify questionnaireIt appears to me that it will take about a half hour to administer, grade and interpret the outcome of the tests....
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