Home Safety
This should be installed in every bathroom to increase stability and safety.
What are handrails?
1 in how many Americans older than 65 fall each year?
What is the worst kind of shoe to wear if you want to prevent falls?
What are high heels?
These should be removed from floors to prevent falls.
What are throw rugs?
Taking this type of medication can affect balance upon standing up too fast.
What are blood pressure medications?
What is the best type of home to live in to prevent falls?
What is a ranch style home?
What is the most common fatal injury in hospital admissions among older adults?
What are falls?
These are the best type of shoes to wear in winter?
What are boots with traction?
Wearing this will greatly help decrease your fall risk.
What is appropriate footwear?
A history of this condition can greatly affect vision and consciousness if untreated.
What is Diabetes?
This should be eliminated from your home and living areas.
What is clutter?
What is $50 billion?
These are the best type of shoes to wear in summer.
What are closed toe shoes with traction?
Which gender is more liable to fall?
What are women?
This type of medication may help you sleep, but can greatly increase your risk of falls.
What are sleeping pills?
With the flick of the switch, this will vastly improve the likelihood of falling.
Adequate lighting
How often is an older adult treated in the emergency room for a fall?
What is every 11 seconds?
If not wearing shoes, this is the next best option.
What are non-skid socks?
A fear of this can greatly increase your risk for falls.
What is falling?
A history of this condition can weaken an entire side of your body, greatly increasing your risk for falls.
What is a stroke?
Place these in the bottom of your shower to give you more stability.
What are non slip stickers?
How often does a person above 65 die from a fall or fall complications?
What is every 19 minutes?
Wearing this type of comfortable footwear can surprisingly increase risk of falls.
What are slippers?
Wearing this type of clothing can impact your risk for falls.
What are loose clothing?
This condition causes tremors and impaired walking and usually requires assistive devices when ambulating.
What is Parkinson's Disease?