STATE COLLEGE — Adult Children of Aging Parents Centre County, a nonprofit which provides a wide range of educational programs and support focused on providing information, resources, support and community for adult-children caring for their aging parents, announced it will host a free monthly educational program about driving and aging. The event, Losing My Independence: Driving and Aging, will be at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11, at Centre Region Active Adult Center in the Nittany Mall.
The impacts of aging, like vision changes, hearing loss, physical functions, slowing reaction functions and cognition, can make driving difficult for older drivers. While being able to drive is a form of independence for people, it can also be unsafe for those going through the gradual changes of aging. However, many adult children often are challenged with spotting the warning signs of their parents’ decline and also communicating concern to their parent when it may be time for them to stop driving.
Presented by Tracy Stoltz, the director of therapy operations for Encompass Health, Losing My Independence: Driving and Aging will cover:
- How to identify warning signs of driving impairment in aging adults
- How to use strategic resources for evaluating driving
- How to discuss non-driving transportation alternatives
- How to discuss driving and non-driving with your parents
ACAP Centre County’s core sponsors include the Centre County Office of Aging, Encompass Health, Grane Hospice Care and Juniper Village. For more information, or to register for this or other upcoming free programs, visit acapcommunity.org/centrecounty, or contact Jill Lillie, chapter coordinator, at centrecounty.acap@gmail.com.
