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[PDF File]Older Adults and Falls
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page 2 of 36 Senior Falls Prevention and Coordinated Care Obstacles to Senior Falls Prevention and Coordinated Care The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that more than half of senior falls occur at home, 4 yet few homes have the features necessary to help older adults safely navigate in them.
[PDF File]Check for Safety: A Home Fall Prevention Checklist for ...
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Falls are a leading cause of unintentional injury among adults age 65 years and older. Loose, unsecured rugs and damaged carpets with curled edges, are recognized environmental hazards that may contribute to falls. To characterize nonfatal, unintentional fall-related injuries associated with rugs and carpets in adults aged 65 years and older.
[PDF File]Fact Sheet Older Adult Falls - Centers for Disease Control ...
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FALLS AT HOME. Each year, thousands of older Americans fall at home. Many of . them are seriously injured, and some are disabled. In 2011, nearly 23,000 people over age 65 died and 2.4 million were treated in emergency departments because of falls. Falls are often due to hazards that are easy to overlook but easy to . fix. This checklist will ...
[PDF File]Falls Among Older Adults - Washington State Department of ...
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Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and non-fatal injuries for older adults age 65 years and older. There were 27,044 fatal falls among older adults in the U.S. in 2014; one fatal fall occurring every 20 minutes.11 About 1,800 older adults living in nursing homes die each year from fall-related injuries.12 From 1999 to 2014, the number of ...
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concern about the health of older adults. Chronic disease and injury are the most significant health problems that prevent healthy aging. The most common cause of injury among older adults is falls. Healthy aging, or the lack thereof, affects individuals, families …
[PDF File]Older Adult Falls .gov
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2 Falls are not a normal part of aging, they can be prevented 3 How bad is the Problem • One out of three older adults falls each year • Each year, 2.5 million older people are treated in emergency departments for fall injuries. • 700,000+ patients a year are hospitalized because of a fall injury, most often because of a head injury or hip fracture
Falls in the Elderly Statistics | NCOA
Older Adult Falls falls required medical attention or limited activity for at least a day. More than. 8 million older adults died from falls— that’s 88 older adults every day. More than. 32,000. 1 in 4 older adults reported falling— this equals about 36 million falls. Falls can threaten the health and independence of older adults. IN 2018 ...
[PDF File]Older Adult Falls
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Falls in the U.S. •Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among older adults •One out of four adults over age 65 fall each year (less than half tell their doctor) •One out five falls causes a serious injury such as broken bones or a head injury. •Each year, 2.8 million are treated in emergency departments for fall injuries
[PDF File]FALL PREVENTION STRATEGIES FOR OLDER ADULTS
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Older Adult Falls Each year, millions of older adults age 65 years and older fall. Falls are rapid vertical deceleration due to the force of gravity and injury occurs when an individual strikes a surface at the same or lower level. Serious morbidity, including hip fractures and mortality, can …
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