Fall Prevention
A Fall Changes Everything!
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Adults over 65, falls cause serious injuries, such as hip fractures and head trauma.
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Falls account for 25% of all hospital admissions
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Falls account for 40% of all nursing home admissions.
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For those that survive a fall, 50% never return to their prior level of mobility or independence.
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Every 11 seconds an older adult is treated in an emergency room from a fall.
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75% of senior falls occur around the home.
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Most often there are underlying causes that could be preventable.
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1 in 3 adults over the age of 65 falls each year, 50% of those adults are over 80.
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For those over 80, this is the largest leading cause of death due to injury.
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