Contact the Alzheimer Society InfoLine for support:
1-800-611-6345 (outside Metro)
902- 422-7961 (local)
More information:
- Wikipedia – Dementia
- Wikipedia – Alzheimer’s Disease
- Canada.com – Dementia factsheet
- Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia – Alzheimer’s Disease
- Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia – Homepage
- Registry of Motor Vehicles –Identification Card
- Registry of Motor Vehicles – Refund Section
- Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre -Homepage
- DriveABLE – Halifax, NS
- Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia – ASNS info-line
Video
- Public service video – not if but when
- Portrait of the issues faced by persons with dementia and their caregivers – Terra Nova Film
Caregiver Resources
- The Hartford – Driving Warning Signs
- The Hartford – Driving Agreement
- The Hartford – Transportation Cost Worksheet
- What to expect at the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Center driver evaluation
- What to expect at the DriveABLE evaluation
- FAQ’s about license status
- FAQ’s about the in-clinic assessment
- FAQ’s about the on-road assessment
- Registry of Motor Vehicles license refund request form
Alternative Transportation
- Dial-a-Rides in Nova Scotia
- Straight Area Transit - link
- Kinds Para Transit - www.kingsparatransit.ca
- Colchester Transportation Co-operative – www.ctcl.ca
- Trans Country Transportation Society – TCTS
- Community Transit website (links, maps, community contacts & reports) – www.nscbta.ca
- HRM Metro Transit -Seniors
- Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) - Transportation Program
National Guidelines
- Final Recommendations from: The 3rd Canadia Consensus Conference on Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia March 9-11, 2006
- Canadian Medical Association. Section 7: Aging.
Physician Resources
Physisian links
- The Driving and Dementia e-Learning Module – Presented by Dr. Frank Molnar, Divison of Geriatric Medicine, University of Ottawa, CIHR, CanDRIVE Team Member in partnership with the Alzheimer Knowledge Exchange and the Canadian Geriatrics Society
- Template letter for notifying the RMV
- Decision Support Tool for in-office assessment
- List of Warning Signs Worksheet
- Driving Agreement Worksheet
- Cost of Transportation Worksheet
- Alzheimer Society Nova Scotia Info-Line
- Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Referral form
- What to expect at the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Center driver evaluation
- FAQ’s about license status
- FAQ’s about the in-clinic assessment
- FAQ’s about the on-road assessment
- DriveABLE™ Standardization and Quality Procedures
- DriveABLE™ Science-Based Driving Assessments
- What to expect at the DriveABLE™ evaluation
