Carol that is so cool...and I bet lots of us can check with our own local hospitals and see if they offer this program.

In Daddy's case, it was dementia-related, and after watching him drive home from Wal-mart one day (about 10 miles) with HIS driver door open the entire way, and he didn't even know it, well...it was time to pull the keys. My sister was sent to find him and she ended up following him home.

Prior to this, he had one wreck and also ran into my ex-boyfriends WIFE's car in the Wal-mart parking lot.

You gotta know when to fold um....

But, for those who can still drive, this program you've mention does give hope to some!

JJ

I saw a program on HGTV the other evening about a couple that sold their home in the country and bought an old store in the downtown section of a small town. They had it all remodeled and an area like a garden built that separated the front from the street making the entrance private, it was really nice. They did this because neither wanted to drive any longer and this way they were within walking distance to everything and that was so neat. They got the store which was closed for sometime for a song too. Wouldn't mind doing that myself.

I am struggling long distance with the driving issue. Mom (87) hasn't been driving lately due to the icy roads in SD, but I haven't been able to get her to give up the car completely. She is in a little town and her excuse is that she only drives to the grocery store, church, and the nursing home where my dad lives. People in town have told me that she drives right down the middle of the street, and that people know to stay out of the way when she is in her car. She is a very stubborn woman who knows her own mind, and is certain that she is just fine behind the wheel. I have been gently bringing up the fact that she should quit driving every week when I speak to her over the phone, and I am hoping that it is sinking in.