Articles on "Transportation for Seniors"
Survey Results – Mobility & Transportation Options for Older Adults – Fairfax County
Key Findings Twenty-seven percent of respondents were unable to get to a destination in the past month. The majority were unaware of the free travel training programs. Those with the lowest annual household incomes are most likely to not leave their homes in a typical week. A significant number restrict driving to avoid rush hours, inclement weather, and driving after dark. Thirty-four percent of older adults and people with disabilities who have difficulty finding transportation are not aware of any [...]
MIT AgeLab Reveal Benefits of Exercise on Mature Drivers
The Hartford Center for Mature Market Excellence and MIT AgeLab released a new study findings on the benefits of exercise for mature drivers. The study, involving drivers ages 60-74, found that exercise can enhance flexibility and range of motion, key factors to safe driving as one ages. With more Americans getting healthier and living longer (Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics, August 2012), this study offers insight into how exercise can keep older adults on the road longer as well. [...]
Older Driver Safety Awareness Week is Dec. 3–7, 2012
Why dedicate a week to older drivers? The concern for their safety and independence is greater now than at any time in our history. More than 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 each day, a trend expected to continue for the next 19 years. And by the year 2040, 1 in 5 Americans will be 70 or older. The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) along with AAA, AARP, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., and other organizations are raising awareness of [...]
AARP Video – Active Living for All Ages: “Creating Neighborhoods Around Transit”
Active Living for All Ages: “Creating Neighborhoods Around Transit” shows how transit-oriented development (TOD) facilitates the independence and mobility of older adults. This new six-minute video features conversations with residents, local officials and experts in TOD in Arlington, Virginia—a walkable, mixed-use community with access to a variety of public transit options, entertainment and recreation, and basic services such as shopping and medical services. Produced by AARP’s Public Policy Institute in collaboration with Streetfilms, the video highlights design features that create [...]
“Granny Nav” Helps Older Drivers
Nicknamed “Granny Nav”, the technology is being developed as part of a 12 million pound ($19.34 million) program by the UK’s Research Council to help the elderly better navigate while driving. ”For many older people, particularly those living alone or in rural areas, driving is essential for maintaining their independence, giving them the freedom to get out and about without having to rely on others,” Professor Phil Blythe who led the research said in a press statement. “But we all [...]
The Three Legged Stool for Aging in Place/Community
I have been neglecting this blog lately, so I figured I might share a recurring theme that I have been speaking about recently at events and expos. Based on conversations with our readers and my personal involvement in the Village/Aging in Place/Aging in Community movement I have become convinced that successful “aging” can be described as a three legged stool (yes, I know it’s an overused analogy!) I feel that the legs of the stool support us having “purpose” in [...]
Transportation for Seniors: After the Car Keys Are Gone
By Buckley Kuhn Fricker So now you (or your loved one) find yourself stuck at home. How will you buy groceries? Pick up prescriptions? Visit the mall? Get to the doctor’s office? Transportation is probably the single most important worry faced by those who want to age at home but can no longer drive their own cars. The loss of independence is profound after a lifetime of being able to come and go wherever and whenever you pleased. Enter drivers: [...]
Open Dialogue on the Transportation Needs of Older Adults
Planning for the Transportation Needs of Older Adults November 28 – December 16, 2011 From November 28 to December 16, the National Center on Senior Transportation will host an online dialogue for individuals and organizations from the aging network and transportation industry. The dialogue is an opportunity to share experiences, methods, strategies, and recommendations related to planning for the transportation needs of older adults. The dialogue will give the aging network, older adults, advocates, volunteers, policy makers, public and private [...]
Is “independence” a misused term in eldercare?
Last week our nation celebrated our independence from the British superpower. However, we achieved that independence by one of the most heroic displays of INTERdependence the world has ever seen. We could have just as easily called July 4th INTERdependence Day! It’s my feeling that “independence” might be an overused or misused term in the business of eldercare. Several years ago a reader of Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook called me and shared that she though the term “independent living [...]
When are you REALLY going to move to a retirement community?
This was one of the questions I received last week when I was the featured guest on the Weekly GrandCare Aging/Technology Webinar. Click here to access the webinar (please note you can let your computer buffer and fast forward to 12 minutes where my presentation begins) My response was that I hope that by the time I might “need” to move to a senior living setting that they don’t exist as we know them today. I could (and should) begin [...]
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