General Medical issues thread

[Hvr]

I was very fortunate that both of my parents voluntarily relinquished their drivers licenses before I felt the need to intervene.

It's great they stopped driving when appropriate, however you need to be careful you don't surrender a vital piece of picture identification. Especially if they no longer have a passport.

Such identification can be vital as a person moves through the system.

 

[OZDUCK]

It's great they stopped driving when appropriate, however you need to be careful you don't surrender a vital piece of picture identification. Especially if they no longer have a passport.

Such identification can be vital as a person moves through the system.

Agreed - my MIL was born in Singapore, naturalised in Australia in the mid 1960's and on the age pension for over 25 years, She had no valid passport or drivers license when we were trying to get a Nursing Home for her. A lot of hassle to get her 'officially identified,

 

[tgh]

One might hope that a current MyGov ID would be sufficient ?

 

[Pushka]

It's great they stopped driving when appropriate, however you need to be careful you don't surrender a vital piece of picture identification. Especially if they no longer have a passport.

Such identification can be vital as a person moves through the system.

There is proof of ID card available to those who need it and don't have DL or passport. My mum had one. She never had a drivers licence.

 

[prozac]

There is proof of ID card available to those who need it and don't have DL or passport. My mum had one. She never had a drivers licence.

We swapped MrsPs DL for an ID card earlier this year. It was simply going to be too costly b/c of recommendation to use OT. Really CMO - POffed really. @andye had a chap that could assess inexpensively but the minute OTs got involved ... grrrrrrrr