Driving Safety
You get into your car and notice that your vision is blurry. You need to drive to the grocery store. What should you do?
Don't drive until you vision is evaluated or resolved. Sudden changes to your vision should be evaluated by a medical professional.
You have a cardiology appointment and a dentist appointment both scheduled for next Tuesday at 10 am. What should you do?
Cancel/reschedule an appointment
Which appointment would you reschedule and why?
You are balancing your checkbook when you notice a $75 charge on your bank statement that you didn't make. What should you do first?
Check to see if someone else attached to the account authorized the purchase, if not call your bank to dispute the charge.
What should you do about your debit card in this situation?
You receive an email saying your bank account will be closed today unless you click the link and verify your information. Scam or not?
Scam
Why should you avoid links in your email? When is it appropriate to give our your personal information?
John uses his walker every time he goes outside but today he leaves it by the door because it is only a short distance to the mailbox. What is the inconsistency?
He may still need his walker for safety.
Wait until you have a safe gap between cars to inch forward and determine when it is safe to complete a turn.
Your pulmonology appointment is at 9 am but your son cannot come and get you until 10:30 am. What are your options?
2. Use a transport service
3. Reschedule your doctors appointment
Your electric bills is due tomorrow, but you don't have enough money in your checking account. What is an action you could take?
Call the electric company and ask for an extension or payment plan.
How could you prevent this in the future?
You receive a text message that says: "CONGRATULATIONS! You just won a new car. Click here to claim it". Scam or Not?
Scam
What part of this message indicates it could be a scam?
Mary notices water on the kitchen floor but walks through it to get a towel to clean it up. What is the inconsistency?
Walking through a puddle of water to get something to clean it up is a fall hazard.
You are driving on the highway when your car starts smoking from the engine bay. What steps should you take to be safe?
1. pull over the car in a safe location
2. turn off the car and get out
3. call emergency services/family to get assistance and a ride home
Your appointment with your cardiologist was scheduled for 2 pm, but the office calls and says the provider is running an hour behind. You have a physical therapy appointment at 3:30 pm and is 30 minutes away from your doctors office. What are 2 questions you should ask?
Can you reschedule the appointment? How long with the appointment take?
What could you do about the PT appointment?
You have $600 available in your account, but your rent is $500 and you need to pay your phone bill of $25 and buy groceries. What should you prioritize?
Pay the rent and phone bills first and then carefully budget for the groceries
A text message from an unknown number contains only "Hello". Scam or Not?
Possible Scam
Would you respond to this message? What would you say/ask?
Betty keeps a night light in her bedroom but turns it off before getting up during the night. What is the inconsistency?
bad lighting can increase the risk of falls.
Your phone rings while you are driving to a doctors appointment and you have been waiting for a call from the bank about your lost debit card. What should you do?
1. Let them leave a voicemail and call them back
2. pull over the car and answer the phone
Your lab work requires you to fast and you have it scheduled for 7 am. Your following appointment is at 8 am and requires you to take your medications that you need to take with food. What should you do?
Fast before going to your lab work and bring something with you to eat (e.g. granola bar) to eat after your labs to take your medications.
A salesperson says you must decide immediately to get the sale price for the new fridge. What should you do?
Scam: it is common for scammers to impersonate friends and family to get money.
What could you do if you receive a phone call like this?
George wears his reading glasses while reading the newspaper but does not wear them when reading his medication bottles. What is the inconsistency?
If you need reading glasses to read you should be wearing them for all reading tasks.
You cannot remember if you took your medications this morning that could make you drowsy. You are scheduled to drive to your grand-daughters dance recital in 1 hour. What should you do?
1. See if someone can come a get you
2. Call a taxi/ride share
3. don't go to the recital
You have an appointment written on your calendar for 2pm, however you receive a message from the doctors office that says your appointment is 1pm. What should you do?
Call the doctors office to ensure you have the correct day and time.
You are asked by a family friend to sign a financial document that you don't understand. What should you do?
Do not sign the document until you understand it or take it to a trusted professional (e.g. banker, lawyer, etc.) to have them review the document and explain it to you.
A caller says your gas will be shut off unless you pay them in Visa gift cards. Scam or Not?
Why is paying a bill in gift cards and indication of a scam?
Dorothy hears her smoke alarm beeping so she removes the battery but does not replace it. What is the inconsistency?
Smoke alarms only work if they have a battery