Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Older people Languages : en Pages : 0
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Mobility, or the ability to get from place to place, is important for everyone. Mobility enables people to conduct activities of daily life, stay socially connected with their world, participate in activities that make life enjoyable, and increase their quality of life. In the United States, and indeed in Michigan, personal mobility is frequently equated with being able to drive a personal automobile. However, because of age related medical conditions and the medications used to treat them, as people age into older adulthood they are more likely to experience declines in abilities needed for safe driving. Because of the preference for the personal automobile, and the lack of acceptable mobility alternatives, one focus of efforts to enhance safe mobility for older adults is to keep older adults driving for as long as they can safely do so. At the same time, society has a responsibility to help maintain mobility for those who are unable or choose not to drive. As the population of older adults in Michigan continues to grow, it is becoming more and more critical that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) understand the mobility needs of older adults and incorporate these needs into transportation facility design and planning. This project provided the background information needed to help MDOT identify where to concentrate resources to maximize the safe mobility of Michigan's aging population. The overall goal of the project was to help maintain the safety and well-being of Michigan's older adult residents by developing a set of low-cost, high-impact measures that could be implemented by MDOT. This goal was achieved through a literature review, an analysis of demographic data, and statewide surveys of older adults and family members/caregivers for Michigan older adults in order to gain a better understanding of the travel and residency patterns, gaps in transportation services, and the transportation needs and wants of Michigan older adult residents and the population of adults who provide care and/or transportation assistance to Michigan older adults. The complete results of these research activities, a list of measures for improving older adult mobility in Michigan, and an implementation plan are included in this report.
Author: David W. Eby Publisher: ISBN: Category : Older people Languages : en Pages : 208
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The populations of the United States (US) and Michigan are aging. This demographic trend will continue to have a significant impact on society for the next few decades, particularly in the area of safe mobility in rural areas. As the population of Michigan's rural older adults continues to grow, it is becoming increasingly crucial that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) understand the mobility needs and issues of rural older adults, including the issues faced by Indian Tribes in rural Michigan, and be proactive in addressing these needs and issues in their activities. This project provides the background and suggestions to help MDOT identify areas where they significantly impact the safe mobility of Michigan's rural older adults. The overall goal of the project is to help maintain the safety and well-being of Michigan's rural older adult residents by providing recommendations on how current alternative transportation services could be improved to be more attractive to older adults while addressing cultural and psychological barriers to using these services. This goal was achieved through a literature review, an analysis of demographic data, a statewide survey of older adults living in six rural counties of Michigan, structured interviews with public and community transportation providers, and group discussions with representatives of three Indian Tribes located in rural Michigan. The complete results of these research activities, a list of recommendations for improving rural older adult mobility in Michigan, and an implementation plan are included in this report.
Author: David W. Eby Publisher: Elsevier ISBN: 0128123265 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 302
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Promoting Safe Transportation among Older Adults: Perspectives and Strategies provides a concise, comprehensive, and up-to-date resource on safe mobility for an aging population. The book offers an interdisciplinary perspective for understanding and influencing the behavior of older adults with regard to their safe transportation. It is organized around the professions and disciplines that have a stake in the safe transportation of older adults and the role they play at each stage of their mobility needs. The book also addresses the various strategies that have been used to help keep older adults safe and mobile. Readers will find great insights on key issues related to aging and mobility, giving them an overarching framework for how to maintain safe mobility into older adulthood. The book enables readers to understand the perspectives of the critical groups of people involved in keeping older people safe and explores existing strategies by which an aging individual can maintain safe mobility. Utilizes a multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach for examining the complexities of transportation for older adults Offers an integrated, overarching narrative for understanding the key issues of safety and mobility in our aging society Written by leading transportation and health scholars Offers insights into the perspectives of all the stakeholders, such as hands-on transportation and health practitioners, students of varying levels, researchers and policymakers
Author: David W. Eby Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages :
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The population of Michigan is growing older. Older adults age 60 or older will represent about 25% of Michigan's population by 2030. Older adults consider mobility and independence to be essential aspects of maintaining quality of life. In response to this pressing societal issue, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) sought to plan, test, and implement an effective, sustainable statewide safety education and intervention strategy for helping drivers age 60 or older continue driving for as long they can safely do so, retire from driving when appropriate, and stay safely mobile after stopping driving. MDOT's vision was to have an integrated statewide strategy that promoted practices for older adult mobility targeted at the older adults themselves, the families and friends of older adults, and the professionals that work with these two groups on transportation and mobility issues. The strategy was envisioned to be comprised of three components: education, direct intervention, and administration/collaboration. MDOT contracted with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) to perform a variety of activities to assist in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the strategy in a three-phase (3 year) project. In Phase 1, potential models and design alternatives for a sustainable statewide strategy were identified. In Phase 2, the strategy elements were developed, tested, and named Safe Drivers Smart Options (SDSO): Keys to Lifelong Mobility. In Phase 3, the strategy was implemented and evaluated. The development and initial implementation of the SDSO has been a success, despite the relatively low awareness of SDSO among Michigan's older adults and informal caregivers at this time. Recommendations for SDSO continued implementation are presented.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Task Force on the Rural Elderly Publisher: ISBN: Category : Older people Languages : en Pages : 64
Author: Charles Musselwhite Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing ISBN: 1787146243 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 249
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This book, set within a social gerontology and transport behaviour studies paradigm, examines current debates and issues around transport for older people and its relationship to health and wellbeing for individuals and society as a whole.
Author: Joseph F Coughlin, PhD Publisher: Springer Publishing Company ISBN: 0826123163 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 288
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"Recommended."--CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries "Coughlin and DíAmbrosioís edited volume is a welcome contribution to highlighting this issue for gerontologists. The collection is an informative and useful reference for students, researchers, practitioners, planners, and policy analysts"--The Gerontologist This solution-focused volume fills a gap in the literature by addressing the key issues around mobility and transportation for the aging Baby Boomer generation--issues that will be significantly different than those of previous generations of older adults. This new generation, many of whom will continue to work past the traditional retirement age and expect to pursue an active lifestyle, may have to confront new transportation technology, the need to use public transportation, and ways to continue driving safely as their eyesight fades and reaction time slows down. This volume examines many of the issues faced by policymakers, transportation officials, vehicle manufacturers, health and human services professionals, and aging adults themselves as the largest generation prepares to enter late adulthood. The volume's editors are both at the MIT AgeLab, whose multi-disciplinary team designs, develops and deploys innovations to enhance quality of life for aging populations. Through the contributions of a diverse group of theorists and practitioners, including recommendations from the National Older Driver Safety Advisory Council, a collaboration between AARP's Driver Safety Program and the MIT AgeLab, the book discusses several key topics pertinent to Aging America and transportation. Among them are the changing demographics of the population, how this generation's lifestyle choices affect mobility, technology trends in private vehicles, changes in the infrastructure and transportation system, the "new" older driver, and issues of safety and education among older drivers. This book also explores practical solutions and strategies, such as new transportation options and innovations that will significantly impact the future of mobility for older adults, for keeping these seniors active and mobile well into their later years. Key Features: Focuses on the unique mobility needs of the aging Baby Boomer generation Provides practical solutions and strategies for policy changes to enhance the mobility of older adults Examines issues faced by policymakers, transportation officials, vehicle manufacturers, health and human services professionals, and aging adults Discusses strategies for updating the infrastructure and transportation system, driving safety education for older drivers, and trends in private vehicle innovations
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Author: David W. Eby
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Task Force on the Rural Elderly
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging
Author: Charles Musselwhite
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging
Author: Joseph F Coughlin, PhD