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Trueblue Texan

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10. It's one thing to choose to stop driving...

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 05:36 PM

Aug 28

...it's another thing to be told to by your doctor or your kids. On the other hand, in my experience when people lose their ability to drive, for whatever reason, it's often a kick in the gut as it feels like their last link to independence. My advice is to consider not only the practical and financial aspects, but the social and emotional ones as well.

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Anybody here in Assisted Living? [View all] CTyankee Aug 28 OP

We are in a Catholic Charities independent living situation that will evolve into assisted care too. We have kept..... FadedMullet Aug 28 #1

I'm all for it but the issue is having the car when the living facility provides for transportation to doctor's appts. CTyankee Aug 28 #4

We keep the car because it is nice to help others. FadedMullet Aug 28 #8

Do you still drive? bamagal62 Aug 28 #2

We lease our vehicle, we don't own it. And we might have to switch docs anyway as ours will be too far away for CTyankee Aug 28 #5

It's one thing to choose to stop driving... Trueblue Texan Aug 28 #10

When my dad moved into a senior apartment complex he still had a car, Ocelot II Aug 28 #3

I have relatives Marthe48 Aug 28 #6

My wife, an RN, has worked with and for AL homes. multigraincracker Aug 28 #7

We will check with them. They might have had this problem arise before. CTyankee Aug 28 #9

My parents moved into my brother's guest house. That was their "assisted living." hunter Aug 28 #11

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