{"id":1477,"date":"2022-04-08T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/blog\/nyc\/?p=180"},"modified":"2022-04-08T08:00:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T08:00:15","slug":"what-can-you-ask-your-senior-when-you-talk-about-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/nyc\/blog\/what-can-you-ask-your-senior-when-you-talk-about-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can You Ask Your Senior When You Talk about Driving?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Talking about driving with your senior can be a delicate conversation. But asking questions that get you the information you need can allow you both to make a better plan. Sit down and have an earnest conversation with your senior about their driving. Use the questions below, and have a plan prepared if they are willing to hand over the keys. The best way for your senior to continue having transportation to doctor visits, therapy appointments, visits with friends and more is to bring in elder care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How Do You Feel While You\u2019re Driving?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is an open-ended question that allows you to see what your senior is willing to tell you about her driving experience. If she\u2019s telling you that she\u2019s uncomfortable or using other phrases that let you know something isn\u2019t right, you can use that information to dig a little bit deeper. She may also try to use a noncommittal answer, like that \u201cit\u2019s fine.\u201d But that answer doesn\u2019t tell you much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are You Confident about Your Driving?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your senior might try to hedge a bit on this question. If she\u2019s not confident behind the wheel, though, that\u2019s a problem. She needs to be able to trust her abilities and her reactions. Not being able to do those things could mean that she\u2019s having more difficulty than she\u2019s let on to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have You Experienced Close Calls You Haven\u2019t Mentioned?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This question is a chance for your senior to come clean about anything that\u2019s happened behind the wheel. You might want to make it clear to her that she\u2019s not \u201cin trouble,\u201d but that you need to know so that you can help her. Anyone can experience a close call while driving but understanding more about the circumstances that your senior has experienced can help you to see if driving might not be a good idea for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are You Willing to Stop Driving if Your Skills Are Fading?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you ask this question of your senior, it\u2019s about making sure that when the time comes, she\u2019s willing to work with you. There is going to come a time when your elderly family member is not going to be able to drive safely any longer. If you can come to an agreement about that now, that\u2019s better for both of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Open Are You to Alternatives to Driving?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are alternatives for your senior to driving herself, but she needs to be willing to use them. One of the easiest is to hire elder care providers<\/a> to help with the driving. They can make sure your senior gets where she wants to go any time that she wants to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These conversations about driving are incredibly important to have, even if your senior isn\u2019t excited about them at first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are considering elder care in New York City, NY<\/a>, for an aging loved one, please contact the caring staff at Touching Hearts At Home of NYC today at 212-201-6139<\/a>.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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