Facts About Falls & Fall Prevention

Our previous blog featured lighting as a means for preventing falls in the home. If you were to study the statistics on the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website, you would quickly realize how serious an issue falling at home, particularly among seniors, is: falls killed 15,800 people 65 years and older in the U.S. alone in 2005, which made falls the leading cause of injury deaths. More than 433,000 people were hospitalized for falls that same year. 16% of all emergency room visits were a result of a fall.

A person 65 and older has a 30% likelihood of falling during the next twelve months. A person 80 and older has a 50% likelihood of falling during the next twelve months. Up to 30% of these people who fall will suffer moderate to severe injuries. Falls often precipitate serious problems, even death. Unfortunately, that was what happened to David's grandmother (see previous blog). The fall broke her hip, but the subsequent hospitalization and lack of activity led to infections, medication interactions, and depression.

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