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If you are being responsible enough to realize your parent can no longer drive because they are endangering their lives and the lives of others, it goes without saying you need to make sure they have other modes of transportation. Most of the time, if they cannot drive safely anymore, there is also a good chance they cannot live alone safely either. When I noticed Mom was having issues, I moved her in with me and I am now her personal chauffeur. Parents who still possess their mental capabilities but have lost driving privileges maybe due to bad eyesight should know about alternative options for senior transportation. But yes, please help them by posting all the available options in plain sight.
It got kind of heated but I think we found the legal answers.
Also look at his perspective. He was totally independent and now he will be stuck in his house probably bored to death. At least before he could go out and do whatever he wanted, But it is a crushing blow for him mentally to have his freedom taken away.
Schedule a regular afternoon out with him and family member(s). Don't just make it a boring shopping trip for essentials but let him plan what he wants to do for activities. And this should be your number one priority. Never miss it. It won't make up for him losing his independence but at least he retains some control of when and where he spends time socializing outside his house. He probably still wants to be the friendly old guy who strikes up conversations with cashiers, strangers, etc when he is out.
she will be angry with you but don't give her the keys back it will get better.
It's so hard to get her to move anywhere, driving is the least of our worries. I am glad/sad b/c that was the end of her independence. She relies on one friend or another for transport, but one by one, they are dying off, or stopping driving. Brother does most the driving, bless his heart, but she goes nearly nowhere these days.
Nobody took her keys away and she and her 2012 Hyundai are nowhere to be found.
It is better if the PCP takes care of this.
Many states have a form on the DMV website which you can send to report an unsafe driver. Typically, the DMV will contact the driver and ask them to take a driver ttest.
You may have the talk with Dad and he agrees to give up driving only to forget about the talk an hour later and jump in the car. The car needs to go away.
There are many ways to disable the car or take the keys but driving is a long term memory issue. Old folks will get the car fixed or buy a new one. Caregivers must stay on top of the situation to prevent this. Call the dealer dad uses and warn them to call you if dad tries to fix the car or buy a new one.
There must be alternatives in place for transportation. Groceries, meds, doc appointments still have to be dealt with. Many home care agencies will do the driving for about $20 per hour.
Be prepared to deal with the anger. Don't argue or try and reason. It may take a while but the new reality of no driving will eventually settle in. Hang tough, don't ever reverse course.