The following statistics highlight the importance of preventing falls by taking deliberate precautions. Age related losses in muscle strength, flexibility, or balance can be addressed through balance reactions, strength assessments, or rehabilitation therapy.
When an elderly person falls, their hospital stays are almost twice as long as those elderly patients who are admitted for any other reason.
The risk of falling increases with age and is greater for women than men.
Annually, falls are reported by one-third of all people over the age of 65.
Two-thirds of those who fall will do so again within six months.
Falls are the leading cause of death from injury among people 65 and older.
Approximately 9,500 deaths in older Americans are associated with falls each year.
More than half of all fatal falls involve people 75 or over.
Among people aged 65 to 69, One out of every 200 falls results in a hip fracture. That number increases to one out of every 10 for those aged 85 and older.
One-fourth of seniors who fracture a hip from a fall will die within six months of the injury.
The most profound effect of falling is the loss of functioning associated with independent living.
The Safe Balance program was created to address this rising epidemic amongst falls in seniors. Using a proprietary service model, exclusively licensed evidence-based technology, skilled clinicians, and one-on-one consultation, Safe Balance enhances your fall prevention and risk management in a way that has yet to be addressed in typical stand-alone models!
