Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries for older adults.
– Falling; we all fear it, either for ourselves, our parents, or grandparents. It’s a frightening fact, one in four Americans over the age of 65 will fall each year.
“It can be things like adding a grab rail or changing the way you do something like turning on a light before you walk down the stairs,” Susan Sark, an occupational therapist at Washington University said. Sixty percent of falls happen inside the home. If you’re over age 65, you have a 25% chance of falling and hurting yourself.
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