Keeping Us Safe

Join Lauren Watral, MSW…

Matt Gurwell — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:25:44 +0000

Join Lauren Watral, MSW, owner of Raleigh Geriatric Care Management and Certified “Beyond Driving with Dignity” Professional on Jan. 21st as she presents Keeping Us Safe’s “Adults with Aging Parent Drivers” presentation in Raleigh, NC. http://linkd.in/yljoaX

Smith & Condeni Law Firm to Host Cleveland, Ohio BDD Professional Certification Program

Matt Gurwell — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:14:54 +0000

We are both pleased and honored to announce that the Smith & Condeni law firm will be hosting the Feb. 2, 2012, Cleveland session of the “Beyond Driving with Dignity” Pofessional Certification program.

Thank You Karen Jeselun and Villa HomeCare!

Matt Gurwell — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:16:37 +0000

The Phoenix session (Nov. 19, 2011) of the “Beyond Driving with Dignity” Professional Certification program will be hosted by Villa HomeCare. Thank you very much Karen Jeselun!

Courts Are Now Using the “Beyond Driving with Dignity” Program

Matt Gurwell — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:25:21 +0000

We now have a court system formally sentencing older-driver traffic offenders to our “Beyond Driving with Dignity” program. Our mission has and always will be to help keep older drivers safe. We do that by helping them make a smooth transition from the driver’s seat to the passenger seat, with minimal erosion to their personal independence or dignity.

ITN Greater Cincinnati Embraces the “Beyond Driving with Dignity” Program

Matt Gurwell — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:13:54 +0000

Nice article at Cincinnati.com about how one of Keeping Us Safe’s “Beyond Driving with Dignity” professionals is using her certification. Click here to read the article!

Matt Gurwell — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:37:39 +0000

If you or your organization are interested in participating in the “Beyond Driving with Dignity; The workbook for the families of older drivers” affiliate marketing program, please contact Emily Abel, Director of Outreach and Training for Keeping Us Safe at emily@keepingussafe.org.

We also offer a very generous fundraising program that may be of interest to your organization.

Free Download from the “Beyond Driving with Dignity” Workbook

Matt Gurwell — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:24:32 +0000

Download a free chapter of “Beyond Driving with Dignity; The workbook for the families of older drivers” by visiting Sheryl Hunter’s Lifelines Academy and Network.

Click here for your free download!

Become a Certified “Beyond Driving with Dignity” Professional

Matt Gurwell — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:01:09 +0000

Demand for additional “Beyond Driving with Dignity” Professional Certification classes continues to grow nationally.

A new session is now scheduled for Indianapolis on November 2, 2011. This is the only time the course will be offered in Indiana in 2011.

See the attached brochure for additional information. http://keepingussafe.org/linked/brochure-bddprofessionals-090311.pdf

New Age of Caregiving Symposium – Clearwater, Florida

Matt Gurwell — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:20:37 +0000

I am delighted to be back in Tampa and speaking at the “New Age of Caregiving Symposium”. The conference is being held tomorrow at the Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. Dignitaries and municipalities in and around the greater Tampa area have formally declared September 23, 2011 as professional and family “Caregiver Day”. Thank you to my friends Kim Linder, Dale Carter and Rebecca Weitzel for this honor!

Nancy Schuster, Executive Director of ITN Greater Cincinnati Receives BDD Certification

Matt Gurwell — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:35:04 +0000

Nancy Schuster, executive director of the Independent Transportation Network of Greater Cincinnati (ITNGC), receives certification from Matt Gurwell of Keeping Us Safe to offer a professional course to help older adults assess their driving skills to determine whether they can continue to drive or should hang up their car keys. The Beyond Driving with Dignity program is a senior citizen initiative supported by the Deaconess Assns. Foundation. Click here to read the entire article.