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This lovable animal may cause a trip hazard in your home
What is your pet?
The time you should wear your PERs device
What is all the time?
This vitamin, found in your diet and as a supplement, can help keep your bones strong in case of a fall
What is Calcium?
It's a great way to stay fit, keeping our muscles and bones strong and preventing falls
What is exercise?
Many over-the-counter cold & flu products have this drug in them, which can increase your risk of falls
What is diphenhydramine (BENADRYL)?
We should aways do this before getting up in the middle of the night
What is turn on your light?
If you have a prescription for these, wear them and keep them clean
What are glasses and/or hearing aids?
This is a vitamin that comes from sun exposure and works with calcium to build strong bones
What is vitamin D?
Dehydration can cause light-headedness and dizziness, so we have to remember to drink plenty of this especially when exercising or being outside on a hot day
What is water?
This team member, specializing in pharmaceuticals, reviews your medication list for drugs that can cause dizziness or increase your fall risk
What is a pharmacist?
Falling at home can be very dangerous, so this can be used to help assist you with your balance and improve your steadiness
What is a walker or cane?
Take your time from ____ to ____ to prevent dizziness and blood pressure changes
This can be added to your diet to build strong muscles
What is protein?
We should take our time, stretch, and move our arms and legs before doing this
What is sit up or stand up?
Combining two medications that both cause drowsiness can ______ fall risk
What is increase?
This is a general term to refer to things lying on your floor that may increase your risk of falling at home
What is clutter?
Who you should call for a fall with injury
What is on-call?
This is the amount of water that is recommended per day in general
What is half of your body weight in ounces?
Dragging our feet when we walk can cause a stumble, so it is important to do this as we walk
What is pick up your feet?
To decrease risk for adverse effects such as falls, some medications require this when you stop them
What is tapering?
When needing to reach items on a high shelf, this is something you should always do
What is ask for help?
How often you should go to the bathroom to prevent urinary urgency
What is every 2 hours?
This food can provide both protein and calcium in a tasty snack or for breakfast
What is greek yogurt?
Certain medications you used to tolerate 20 years ago may increase your risk for falls because of these changes
What are changes to how your body responds to medicine and how your body gets rid of medicine?