{"id":2020,"date":"2018-05-21T23:15:54","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T23:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/44\/?p=2020"},"modified":"2018-05-21T23:15:54","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T23:15:54","slug":"older-americans-month-fall-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/44\/texas\/westaustin\/blog\/older-americans-month-fall-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Older Americans Month &#8211; Fall Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2024 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/44\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2018\/05\/fall-300x134.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/44\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2018\/05\/fall-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/44\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2018\/05\/fall.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Older Americans Month: Fall Prevention<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Falls are serious and costly.\u00a0 One out of every five falls causes a significant injury such as a broken bone or head injury.\u00a0 Once a person has had a fall, it is common that fear of another fall may result in the person limiting their activity.\u00a0 This creates a vicious cycle of decreased activity, and increased weakness leading to an increased chance of another fall.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Center for Disease Control, 2.8 million older Americans are treated in Emergency Departments each year for fall injuries.\u00a0 Hip fractures and Traumatic Brain Injuries account for most of the hospitalizations related to falls.\u00a0 In 2015 medical costs for falls totaled $500 billion, with about 75% of costs paid by Medicare and Medicaid.<\/p>\n<p>To prevent the loss of independence and subsequent costs related to falls, the CDC recommends the following Take Action Steps:<\/p>\n<p>1). Speak Up:\u00a0 Talk openly with your family and healthcare provider about your fall risks and preventive action.<\/p>\n<p>2). Keep Moving:\u00a0 Find activities that strengthen your legs.\u00a0 Tai Chi is an excellent exercise option for strengh and balance.<\/p>\n<p>3).\u00a0 Have Feet and Eyes Checked<\/p>\n<p>4).\u00a0 Make Your Home Safer.\u00a0 Clear away clutter.\u00a0 Install grab bars in the bathroom.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on how to take action, check out the follwoing information brochure from the CDC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/steadi\/pdf\/STEADI_CaregiverBrochure-a.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/steadi\/pdf\/STEADI_CaregiverBrochure-a.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Resource:\u00a0 Center for Disease Control<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Written by Terri Knox, RN, CDE<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Older Americans Month: Fall Prevention Falls are serious and costly.\u00a0 One out of every five falls causes a significant injury such as a broken bone or head injury.\u00a0 Once a person has had a fall, it is common that fear of another fall may result in the person limiting&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[123,11,100,114,115,101,21,9,137],"tags":[39,155,10,144],"class_list":["post-2020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alzheimers","category-care-planning","category-caregivers","category-community","category-companionship","category-family","category-health","category-blog","category-wellness","tag-fall-prevention","tag-senior-living","tag-seniors","tag-wellness"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Older Americans Month - Fall Prevention - Assisting Hands West Austin - In Home Healthcare &amp; 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