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Department of Senior Services
Older Driver Family
Assistance Help Network
For families, friends, and caregivers concerned about an aging loved one who is driving "at risk"
(716) 858-8526
Parking Lot
(Ideas waiting for Adoption)
(Revised August 2005)
- Help Network Outreach
- Car Inspection Stations
- Auto dealers
- Automobile insurance companies
- Continuing outreach at libraries
- Nurses
- Pharmacies
- Driving instructors
- Physicians (round tables or at group practices)
- Develop a philosophy for the Help Network ("compassionate intervention", education of our community, being as respectful as possible, concern about driver & community safety)
- Values hierarchy and thresholds (what are key "values" considered in relationship to "at-risk" older driver decision-making?)
- Older Driver demographics for Erie County
- Health insurance coverage for driver evaluation; advocacy
- Insurance Company Association; seniors may write to HMO's regarding coverage
- Rochester Rehab has been working with automobile insurance companies regarding driver evaluation; presently, there is no HMO coverage for evaluation services related to "driving" (as of 5/18/2001)
- Erie County driving courtesy outreach; "A Stop Sign really does mean stop"
- How do we know if a referral works out? How did they actually manage the situation? What did we give you that turned out to be useful?
- Evaluation of "triggering" events for at-risk driving
- Advocate for public policy change
- Monitor the New York State Legislative Bills
- Ombudsman with DMV: 1 800 CALL DMV
- Better transportation options for seniors who are not driving
- Community forum on model alternative transportation
- Pedestrian safety film for a senior audience
- Identify senior individuals who have given up driving who could act as role models for others for "Peer Intervention"
- Talk with people in their 50's about planning for future driving/transportation needs
- Is it possible to require folks referred by DMV for driver education classes take a test or is there an opportunity to give feedback to DMV if the instructor believes there may be an unsafe driver situation?
- Outreach to volunteer coordinators in various organizations?
- Information to the 90+ United Way Agencies
- Develop and air Radio PSA's
- Outreach materials in Spanish
- Link on HN web site to Ride Finder and NFTA trip planner
- What are the standards utilized by medical consultants to DMV?
This page was last modified on: Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 11:09:13 AM
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