The nation spends $30 billion a year treating older adults for the effects of falls. If we cannot stem the rate of falls, it's projected that direct treatment costs will reach $59.6 billion by ...

Join NPT as we discuss Fall Prevention on this edition of AGING MATTERS. Each year, millions of people over age 65 fall. In fact, falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among ...

Plan Now for National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction Take time out of the work day to discuss fall prevention and hazards during this week, which runs from May 1 to 5, 2023. By ...

2022: 130,910 falls The 130,910 falls that EMS responded to in 2022 accounted for 18% of 911-related ambulance runs that year. Nearly 17,000 falls were inside nursing homes in 2022, the report shows.

Cost of a fall with a hospitalized patient averages $15,000 per incident Falls from 2021 to 2022 in hospitals increased by 27% 2) 5% of Falls resulted in death, while 70% resulted in serious injury 2) ...

The Weld County Area Agency on Aging is recognizing Sept. 18-22 as its annual Fall Prevention Awareness Week in an effort to help older adults learn ways to avoid a common and potentially dangerous ...

I know what a fall can do to an elderly person," Nicole Ladas said. Nicole works at Hackensack University Medical Center, where their geriatric medicine center has a comprehensive fall prevention ...

HomeCEU Celebrates National Physical Therapy Month With Fall Prevention Tips and Membership Promotion HomeCEU, Trusted Healthcare CE Provider to over 100,000 Professionals (Photo: Business Wire) ...