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Not if your insurance doesn't cover it.
And it is a risk in any circumstances, so if you self hire an aid and wish to allow that person to drive your Dad's car be certain you have one heck of a huge umbrella policy.
Being sued isn't a matter of can they win or not.
It's a matter of being able to afford attorneys that charge 700.00 an hour.
You cannot have any idea of the driving history of such an aid, and you will be responsible to have known.
Be certain this aid isn't hired through an agency first of all.
Secondly, speak with your insurance company about rules and risk and coverage.
Also, if the aide is a licensed driver, she may need to be covered by her own insurance saying she is covered to drive another persons car.
https://www.agingcare.com/questions/can-an-aide-drive-parents-for-errands-in-parents-car-insurance-said-shes-insured-agency-said-its-a-l-485833.htm
I was able to drive my client's car, and she carried extra insurance so I could. Sometimes I used my own car, which of course was insured. And I was paid a certain amount for mileage.
This was something that the agency I worked for took care of documenting. I had to provide proof of insurance to them and mt clients had to provide proof of their coverage on their mom's car.
I remember when I had to use my parents sedan... yes, it was "my father's Oldsmobile". I felt like I was driving a dining room table down the road, plus the car was built for someone 6 foot tall, not for someone much shorter. I couldn't adjust the side mirrors, and the seat-belt crossed my throat. I was white knuckling it and in sheer panic. Poor Dad had to really struggle to get up and out of the car.
When it was only my Dad going to an appointment, Dad rather ride in my Jeep as it was easier to get in and out, and it had that truck feel which he liked :)