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The automobile is a primary mode of transportation for older adults in the United States. The number of licensed drivers over the age of 65 is expected to double to over 40 million in the next 15-20 years (NHTSA, 2001). Many will outlive their driving ability, however, due to changes in health/functional status (Folely, Heimovitz, Guralnick & Brock, 2002; Dellinger, Sehgal, Sleet, & Barrett-Connor, 2001) and/or dementia (Perkinson, Berg-Weger, Carr, Meuser, Palmer, Buckles, Powlishta, Foley, & Morris, 2005; Dubinsky, Stein & Lyons, 2000; Cotrell & Wild, 1999). This reality has implications for clinical and community care, as well as for the transportation infrastructure on local, state and national levels. The Washington University ADRC is a national leader in research on these topics. Use the links below to learn more about our research efforts and other resources.
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Older Driver Newsflash!
Physicians enlisted in efforts to keep demented drivers off the road
The surge of baby boomers now entering their 60s means
more drivers on the road
who may be impaired by dementia or other cognitive impairments linked to
aging.
Researchers at the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) of
Washington
University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere have developed a
three-hour
workshop that trains health care providers to identify potentially unsafe
drivers with
dementia and to encourage appropriate retirement from driving...
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