TL;DR: The concept of community mobility, with a special focus on the mobility issues of older adults and how occupational therapy practitioners can expand their opportunities for independence and help them to age in place when they can no longer drive, is discussed.
Abstract: More than 35 million Americans are aged 65+ years, and this figure is expected to surpass 70 million by 2030, posing enormous challenges to the health care system, communities, policymakers, and older adults and their caregivers By helping older clients and their families address community mobility along a continuum, occupational therapists and therapy assistants can help older adults live as independently as possible This article discusses the concept of community mobility, with a special focus on the mobility issues of older adults and how occupational therapy practitioners can expand their opportunities for independence and help them to age in place when they can no longer drive