DRIVER EVALUATION​

If you have concerns about a someone’s driving ability, it may be worthwhile to visit an occupational therapist (OT) who is trained in driving assessment and evaluation. A trained OT can help seniors determine how health impairments and other limitations may be affecting their driving, and then help develop and implement a plan for how they can reduce their risks and stay safely mobile. This affects not only aging drivers, but anyone with a disability that makes driving difficult.

The Mobility Evaluation Program (MEP) is a program of California’s vocational rehabilitation agency, the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR), serving all counties throughout the state. The DOR assists people with all kinds of disabilities, beginning at age 16, to obtain, retain, or regain employment. MEP provides comprehensive driver evaluation services for clients of the DOR who need to drive to participate in training, education, job search, or work. For additional information about MEP please call (323) 562-1308.

California Occupational Therapist Driving Programs

The locator below only contains information about California Occupational Therapist driving programs. If your county is not listed below, it may be helpful to search in nearby counties for a program. For programs in other states, please visit the AOTA Driving Program Database.

Valley Care Health System 

1111 E. Stanley Blvd. Livermore, CA. 94550 

Phone: (925)-373-4019    Fax: (925)-373-4055 

Email: sshah@valleycare.com 

OTs: Kathy Contreras Sheetal Shah

Driving Program Services:

  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Services for drivers of cars 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternate transportation services in the community

Enloe Medical Center

340 W. East Avenue Chico, CA. 95926

Phone: (530) 332-6110    Fax: (530) 897-6844

Email: eileen.kennedy@enloe.org 

OTs: Eileen Kennedy, OTR/L, CHT, CDRS

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • Clinical training
  • Services for drivers of cars 
  • Services for drivers of vans 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older
  • Providing information/programs on using alternate transportation services in the community 

John Muir Health

3480 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 150 Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Phone: (925) 947-5388

Email: steve.molinari@johnmuirhealth.com 

OTs: Steve Carter Molinair, OT, CDRS

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Services for drivers of cars 
  • Providing services to drivers 65 and older 

Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation

255 E. Bonita Ave Pomona, CA. 91769

Phone: (909)-463-9684 

Email: jwickersham@casacolina.org 

OTs: Jim Wickersham, OTR

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Services for drivers of cars 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community

Driving Fitness Evaluations 

12340 Seal Beach Blvd, Suite B530 Seal Beach, CA. 90740

Phone: (562) 268-5314

Email: ernest@dfedriving.com 

Website: dfedriving.com 

OTs: Ernest C. Santos, MA OTR/L, CDRS

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation 
  • Clinical training 
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Services for drivers of cars
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older

Northridge Hospital Medical Center Driver Preparation Program

18300 Roscoe Blvd. 4th-floor O-T Rehab Northridge, CA. 91328

Phone: (818) 885-5460   Fax: (818) 701-7367

Email: gayle.sanmarco@chw.edu 

OTs: Gayle San Marco OTR/L CDRSAndrea Mink-Goldrich, OTR/LKenneth Coleman, DI

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation 
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Services for drivers of cars
  • Services for drivers of vans 
  • Providing services to new drivers 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Proving information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community

We Care Mobility 

25332 Narbonne Ave, Suite 290 Lomita, CA 90717

Phone: (310) 951-1495    Fax: (310) 515-8546

Email: purnimakaria@yahoo.com 

OTs: Purnima Karia, OTR/L, CRDS

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Services for cars 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/ programs on using alternative transportation services in the community

Providence Little Co of Mary San Pedro Rehabcentre

1300 W. 7th Street San Pedro, CA. 90732

Phone: (310)-832-3311    Fax: (310)-514-5374

Email: jacqueline.devries@providence.org

OTs: Purnima Karia, OTR/L CDRS Jacqueline Devries, OTR/L Erika Schweer, OTR/L 12 

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation 
  • Mobility training for alternative transportation 
  • Services for drivers of cars
  • Services for drivers of vans 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community 

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

444 S San Vicente Blvd Los Angeles, CA. 90048

Phone: (310) 423 3223    Fax: (310) 423 2222

Email: silvermane@cshs.org 

OTs: Ellen Silverman OTR/L Erika Cohen OTR/L

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation 
  • Services for drivers of cars 
  • Providing services to new drivers 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community 

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center/Rancho Research Institute

7601 E. Imperial Hwy., 900 Bldg, Room 88A Downey, CA. 90242

Phone: (562) 385-7081    Fax: (562) 385-6167

Email: shayes@dhs.lacounty.gov 

OTs: Stephanie Hayes-Jackson MS, OTR/L, PAM, CDRS

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Mobility training for alternative transportation
  • Services for drivers of cars 
  • Services for drivers of vans 
  • Providing services to new drivers 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community

Glendale Adventist Medical Center Driver Rehabilitation and Community Mobility Program

1509 Wilson Terrace Glendale, CA. 91206

Phone: (818)-409-8071 

Email: jenna.petrigno@ah.org 

OTs: Robin Hoos, OTR/L, Driver Rehabilitation Specialist Leslie Martin Jenna Petringo, OT

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Mobility training for alternative transportation
  • Services for drivers of cars 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community 

Independence Adaptive Driver Service

8345 Reseda Blvd Su: 114 Northridge, CA. 91324

Phone: (747) 224-7636    Fax: (818) 709-5453

Email: gsanmarco@icloud.com 

OTs: Gayle San Marco OTR/L CDRS

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Mobility training for alternative transportation
  • Services for drivers of cars 
  • Providing services to new drivers 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community 

Driver Rehabilitation Institute 

Novato, CA. 94947

Phone: (802) 233-8724

Email: miriam.monahan@gmail.com 

OTs: Dr. Miriam Monahan, OTD, OTR/L, CDRS, CDI

Driver Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Services for drivers of cars
  • Providing services to new drivers 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 

Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula Rehabilitation

23625 Holman Highway Monterey, CA. 93942

Phone: (831) 625-4835 

OTs: Marta Lynch, OTR

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • Services for drivers of cars 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community 

Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

155 Glasson Way, Suite 220 Grass Valley, CA. 95945

Phone: (530) 274-6798    Fax: (530) 273-5013

Email: shell5637@hotmail.com 

OTs: Michelle Sena, ORT/L Karin Kleinhans, OTR/L Driving Generalist Deborah Morawski, OTR/L

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • Services for drivers of vans 
  • Providing services to new drivers 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community


 

Abbey Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

104 Margaret Lane Ste B Grass Valley, CA. 95945

Phone: (530) 272-1954 

Email: deborahOT@onemain.com

OTs: Deborah Morawaski, OTR

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation 
  • Mobility training for alternative transportation
  • Providing services to new drivers
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community

 

Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital 

155 Glasson Way Ste 220 Grass Valley, CA. 95945

Phone: (530) 274-6170    Fax: (530) 274-6055

E-mail: karin.kleinhans@snmh.dignityhealth.org 

OTs: Karin Kleinhans OTR/L Michelle Sena OTR/L Deborah Morawski OTR/L

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • Mobility training for alternative transportation
  • Services for drivers of cars 
  • Services for drivers of vans
  • Providing services to new drivers
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community

The Adaptive Driving Center

Phone: (562) 760-1400    Fax: (562) 799-9926

Email: dbrckr@aol.com 

OTs: Debbie Ricker, OTR/L

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle transportation
  • Clinical training 
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Mobility training for alternative transportation
  • Services for drivers of cars 
  • Services for drivers of vans 
  • Providing services to new drivers
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community 

Driving Fitness Evaluations

12340 Seal Beach Blvd, Suite B530 Seal Beach, CA 90740

Phone: (562) 268-5314

Email: ernest@dfedriving.com 

Website: dfedriving.com 

OTs: Ernest C. Santos, MA OTR/L, CDRS

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Services for drivers of cars 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 

St. Jude Medical Center, Centers for Rehabilitation and Wellness

2767 E. Imperial Hwy Brea, CA. 92821

Phone: (714) 578-8706 x 3587    Fax: (714) 578-8721

Email: Kathy.eastman@stjoe.org

OTs: Kathy Eastman, OTR/L, CDRS

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • Mobility training for alternative transportation
  • Services for drivers of cars
  • Services for drivers of vans
  • Providing services to new drivers 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation in the community

Desert Regional Medical Center 

1150 N. Indian Canyon Dr. Palm Springs, CA 92211

Phone: (760) 323-6740 

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • Mobility training for alternative transportation
  • Services for drivers of cars 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community 

Capuchino Therapy Group

3601 Marconi ave Sacramento, CA 95821

Phone: (916) 481-1300    Fax: (916) 365-9870

Email: lula@capuchinotherapy.com 

OTs: Lula Capuchino OTR/L

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Services for drivers of cars
  • Providing services to new drivers 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 

Scripps Rehabilitation Services – Encinitas

1092 N. El Camino Real, Encinitas, CA 92024

Phone: (760) 633-6508    Fax: (760)-633-6008

Website: scripps.org/services/physical-rehabilitation/driving-safety-assessments 

OT: Megan Robbins, OT/L, CDRS, CDI

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Mobility training for alternative transportation
  • Services for drivers of cars 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 

Driver Rehab Specialists, Inc.

100 E. San Marcos Blvd, Suite 404 San Marcos, CA 92069

Phone: (760) 510-5969    Fax: (760) 290-7244

Email: info@drivesafesandiego.com 

Website: drivesafeSanDiego.com 

OTs: Ali Azin, MS, OTR/L, CDRS

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Mobility training for alternative transportation
  • Services for drivers of cars 
  • Services for drivers of vans 
  • Providing services to new drivers 
  • Providing services to drives age 65 and older
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community 

Central Coast Driver’s Safety Evaluation

1128 Iris Street San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401

Phone: (805) 541-5543    Fax: (805) 541-5543

Email: ccdseval@aol.com 

OTs: David A. Jeffrey OTR/L HTC & PAM

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Mobility training for alternative transportation
  • Services for drivers of cars
  • Providing services to new drivers
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community

 

Keys to Driving SLO County

PO Box 761 Paso Robles, CA, 93446

Phone: (805) 591-0262

Email: april@drivingslo.com 

OTs: April Hammon, OTR/L

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Mobility training for alternative transportation
  • Services for drivers of cars
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community 

The Safe Driver

Phone: (650) 771-2797    Fax: 650-589-3597

Email: marcsamuels@thesafedriver.com 

OTs: Marc Samuels, OT, CDRS

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Services for drivers of cars
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community

 

San Francisco Neurorehabilitation 

770 Circle Court South San Francisco, CA 94080

Phone: (650) 303-0509    Fax: (650) 589-3597

Email: amer@sanfrancisconeurorehabilitation.com 

OTs: Amer de Juan, OTD(C), OTR/L Maria de Juan, OTR/L

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • Mobility training for alternative transportation
  • Services for drivers of cars
  • Providing services to new drivers 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community

Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital

2415 De La Vina Street Santa Barbara, CA. 93105

Phone: (805) 569-8999 x2306 

Email: s1adams@sbch.org 

OTs: Sue Adams, OTR/L Denise Dowd, OT

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • Services for drivers of cars
  • Providing services to new drivers 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 

Adaptive Driving Services

616 Hobart Terrace Santa Clara, CA. 95051

Phone: (408) 984-7949 

Email: gsurf2003@yahoo.com 

OTs: Hazel Simin, OTR/L, CHT, CDRS

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Services for drivers of cars
  • Services for drivers of vans 
  • Providing services to new drivers 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community

Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Neuro Outpatient Rehab

300 Pasteur Drive, MC 5284 Stanford, CA, 94305

Phone: (650) 725-5106    Fax: (650) 725-5433

Email: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-clinics/outpatient-neurologic-rehabilitation-program.html

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation 
  • Clinical training 
  • Services for drivers of cars 
  • Services for drivers of vans 
  • Providing services to new drivers 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community 

Therapy In Your Home- OT, PT, ST

147 Vista Del Monte Los Gatos, California. 95030

Phone: (408) 358-0201

Email: juliegroves@therapyinyourhome.net 

OTs: Julie Groves, OTR

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • Providing services to new drivers 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community

Driving Solutions

492 E. 13th Suite 101 Eugene, OR. 97403

Phone: (541) 686-3524    Fax: (541) 686-2683

Email: Laura@DrivingSolutionsOregon.com 

Website: www.DrivingSolutionsOregon.com 

OTs: Laura Fischrup, OTR/L, CDRS

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Services for drivers of cars 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 

Karen Smith OT & Driving Rehabilitation Services

2039 Crinella Drive Petaluma, CA 94954

Phone: (415) 847-2098    Fax: (707) 981-8404

Email: ksmith@redwoodpediatric.com 

OTs: Karen Smith, OTR/L, CDRS

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Services for drivers of cars
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 

 

Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital

1165 Montgomery Drive Santa Rosa, CA, 95403

Phone: (707) 543-2500 

Email: greghessig@sbcglobal.net 

OTs: Greg Hessig, OTR; Lori Lutzenberg, OTR; John Waltz, OTR

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Services for drivers of cars
  • Services for drivers of vans 
  • Providing services to new drivers 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community

DASH Therapy & Bill Corliss Driving School

3362 S. Fairway Visalia, CA 93277

Phone: (559) 627-3274    Fax: (559) 627-3284

Email: vader6791@sbcglobal.net 

OTs: Kimber Carter Glick, OTR/L, CDRS, DI

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Mobility training for alternative transportation
  • Services for drivers of cars
  • Services for drivers of vans 
  • Providing services to new drivers 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community

 

Kaweah Delta Rehabilitation Hospital

840 S. Akers Visalia, CA. 93277

Phone: (559) 624-3906    Fax: (559) 624-3779

Email: ggarriso@kdhcd.org 

OTs: Gaye Garrison, OTR/L, CDRS

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • Clinical training 
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Mobility training for alternative transportation
  • Services for drivers of cars
  • Services for drivers of vans 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services

Mobility Quest

6960 Shoshone Avenue Lake Balboa, CA. 91406

Phone: (818) 996-2978 

Email: lee@mobilityquest.net 

OTs: Lee Hirsch, OTR/L, DRT, LDI

Driving Program Service(s)

  • Clinical evaluation
  • In-vehicle evaluation
  • In-vehicle training 
  • Mobility training for alternative transportation
  • Services for drivers of cars
  • Providing services to new drivers 
  • Providing services to drivers age 65 and older 
  • Providing information/programs on using alternative transportation services in the community 

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