…live without fear of falling. The theme for this year’s Falls Prevention Awareness Week is “From Awareness to Action.” The NCOA has expanded their Fall Prevention Toolkit and released a…
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What Are the Best Safety Alert Devices with Fall Detection?
…in advance to make the best use of the fall detection feature. Unless the person confirms that they didn’t fall with their Apple Watch, all falls are automatically recorded in…
Fall Forecasting: Can Falls Be Predicted Before They Happen?
…an emergency. However, fall detection does nothing to prevent falls or injuries from happening. What if there was a way to predict a fall before it happens? Now there is,…
How Caregivers Can Help Prevent Falls
…modifications and “preventing falls around pets,” are available from the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence. Find a community-based falls prevention program: Many communities across the country offer falls prevention programs…
Falls Aren’t Just a Normal Part of Aging — They Are Preventable!
…week of fall each year is recognized as National Fall Prevention Awareness Week (you know — the other type of fall). And, it’s happening now! (September 17-21, 2018) The reason…
Innovative Programs to Prevent Falls
…entitled “Findings and Lessons Learned from State Coalitions on Fall Prevention,” health care providers aren’t focused on prevention as much as treatment for falls. The findings show that health care…
Common Advice to Prevent Falls Has Been Proven to Be Ineffective
…falls once, their chance of falling again doubles, meaning there’s over 50% chance of a second fall. A lot of older adults and a lot of physicians think that falling…
Six Myths About Falls
…premature death. Individuals who fall often face significant declines in mobility and independence. Last week, on the first day of Fall, we celebrated Falls Prevention Awareness Day. This year’s theme…
These are Responsible for 40% of All Injury Deaths
…outdoor fall prevention program. For the study, the researchers set out to investigate the experiences and fall prevention knowledge of older adults living in the community. Findings were as follows:…
Tips and Resources for Fall Prevention
…easily help reduce your risk of falling. • Falls Prevention Conversation Guide for Caregivers: As a caregiver, you have the power to reduce your loved one’s risk of falling, and…
Home Modifications for Fall Prevention
…comfortably, and independently, among his loved ones. The following are a few simple modifications from the AARP Home Fit Guide, that will help to decrease the likelihood of falls and…
Experiencing Falls? This Could Be Why!
…Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries) Tool Kit for Health Care Providers. For more details and for CDC fall prevention resources, including older adult falls prevention guides for health care professionals,…
How Do You Get a Loved One to Wear a Fall Prevention Device?
Dear Angel, I am thinking of buying my mother a smartwatch with fall prevention features on it for her birthday, but I’m worried she won’t wear it. What is the…
Laser Shoes, Magic Carpets, & More: Technology to Combat Falls
…back, or both. What I am most concerned about is what will happen when I am not around. I am wondering if you can recommend any fall prevention or fall…
Highlights from the White House Conference on Aging
…CDC’s evidence-based falls prevention tool, known as STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries) across all of its regions and make Kaiser’s evidence-based falls prevention program widely available to other…
Strokes and Blood Chemistry: The Blood Tests That Could Save Your Brain
…call strokes “brain attacks.” Damage to one system affects the other. In reality, good cardiology is good stroke prevention — but in reality, most cardiologists ignore stroke prevention. Vascular screenings,…
How to Talk to Your Loved One About Their Mobility Issues
…serious topic, as a single fall can change someone’s life significantly. If a loved one has fallen recently, they are likely afraid of falling again. That’s why it’s important to…
What Is the Best Diet to Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia?
…yet been studied as long-term dementia prevention for healthy adults in their 60s. • No multi-year prevention trial exists for keto’s effect on dementia risk. • Results in symptomatic individuals…
Part 2: What’s Next for Senior Tech? — Tools that are Transforming the Care and Well-being of Seniors
…of which was spotlighted at the 2021 virtual CES: – Fall Prevention: The Aladin Smart Lamp is a smart lamp that hangs on the wall and anticipates and prevents falls…
Strokes in Younger People Are Increasing Even As New Stroke Prevention Guidelines Are Released
…the past 30 years. Strokes are the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States, and the leading cause of disability — but recently updated stroke prevention guidelines estimate that…
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