Luckily Gregory, while periodically letting me know that he really would like to drive, didn't fight me and stopped driving the car long ago. This is often a difficulty for family when they have to "take the keys away." They do not want to upset the family member or make the family member resentful. These suggestions showed up in the "comments" of Dementia Care Specialists on Facebook and wowed me.
...try giving her a different pair of car keys so she feels the security
or The doctor told my grandfather that he couldn't drive and it worked.
We finally settled on leaving the car & taking the keys ( we also disabled the car).
but often times, depending on the person, it can backfire.
. We removed the car from the driveway. It got him upset when he saw the car.
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