Conversations About - Dementia and Driving CONTENTS

• Issues to consider when deciding People with dementia, caregivers and health-care if the person with dementia providers are encouraged to have conversations should continue to drive about all of the topics in this series early and • Strategies to help the person throughout the progression of dementia. [...] Plan ahead when the person is still able to drive To help you plan ahead for the time when driving must stop, consider the following: • Talk to the person with dementia to find out when they most need to drive. [...] A toolkit for people in the early stages of dementia and their caregivers called, “Driving and dementia toolkit: For patients and their caregivers” has been created to keep drivers on the road safe and to prepare those who are starting to notice that the person with dementia should not be driving anymore. [...] Consider the following when talking to the person with dementia about their ability to drive: • Have a doctor or another member of the health-care team, such as an occupational therapist or a social worker, talk to the person with dementia about the risks of driving. [...] If after having an open discussion about the risk of driving the person with dementia still does not want to accept the loss of driving privileges, then it may be necessary to use other means to prevent the person from driving.