The Elderly and Their Safety Are we Doing Enough to Prevent Falls and Fatalities?

If you’ve ever received the harrowing phone call from a friend or relative, “You’re mom is in the hospital; she fell down the stairs” or, “Your Dad

Tripped over the curb and hit his head on the pavement,” then you are well aware of the dangers seniors face every day living on their own.

Did you know? Adults over 65 average a fall per year? Let us help you spot potential hazards with our Free Home Safety Assessment. According to the CDC & Prevention (Center for Disease Control), Every 11 seconds an older adult falls; and even more disheartening, every 19 minutes, one of them dies in the Emergency room from complications of their fall.

How You Can Help Your Aging Parent or Spouse
• Get them a monitoring device
• Have a person check in on them every day
• Call multiple times per day
• Install hand railings
• Get them a walker or cane
• Make sure they don’t go up and down stairs alone

The only issue that most of us are well aware of is, we’re never certain that the elderly loved one in our life in safe. We worry, constantly, think of the worst case scenario, and question whether we’re doing enough.

Why is it that seniors are plagued with falls?
Many factors can contribute to falling and tripping, but with the elderly six issues are the main offenders.
• Medications may cause drowsiness and dizziness
• Balance can be off due to inner ear crystals (common to aging)
• Gait issues (cognitive decline can cause shuffling, Joint pain causes stiffness, etc.)
• Vision Loss can cause peripheral blindness, clouded vision, and perception limitations
• Environment: tripping over area rugs, cords, uneven tiles, slipping in the bath, etc.)
• Chronic Conditions: disease can lead to limited range of motion, vestibular disorders and fatigue

Taking the initial steps to preventing falls and keeping them safe is easy. We simply need to get them the additional help they deserve. That’s where home care fills in the gap.

Home care offers support within the privacy of your home. Most individuals would rather live out the remainder of their lives in their homes, as opposed to a facility, and Home Care Companions are the piece of the puzzle that pulls the picture altogether. For example, one of the first things home care does is to access the home environment and remove any trip or fall risks like rugs and cords. They also are there when you’re not able to be and caringly offer a friendly face to help the aging individual get safely through their day.

Touched By An Angel Senior Care is locally owned and composed of compassionate people who are deeply committed to helping our cherished seniors in our community age gracefully, safely and comfortably at home without compromising their dignity or independence. Because finding the right home care provider is not an easy task and can be overwhelming, Touched By An Angle Senior Care knows the obstacles that you face, having to watch a loved one struggle with day-to-day activities.

Touched By An Angel Senior Care knows this can be emotionally and physically draining and understands what you’re going through. They are here to help you reduce the stress, by providing a variety of home care services at an affordable rate for your loved one right at home. Their caregivers are carefully selected, trained, and thoroughly screened with extensive background checks. They make aging in place a less complicated process for you and your family.

Their goal is to provide clients with professional, convenient, customized and affordable care with no minimums required; while keeping their services “top notch.” They are dedicated to helping clients remain where they want to be the most—at home. Many things make our homes feel special, but it’s the comfort that’s most important to Touched By An Angel and their staff.

Even if you don’t need home care services today, resolving hidden hazards could be life saving. To help prevent injuries Touched By An Angel Senior care provides free In-Home Safety Assessments. The Home Safety Assessment is a comprehensive safety review of the home with a single objective to prevent costly injuries. Here’s how it works: one of our certified staff will meet you at the home and with you by our side, we will complete a thorough review inside and out to help spot those hidden hazards that put you at risk.

The Home Safety Assessment is a free offering to all our seniors here in our community. To learn more or to find out how Touched By An Angel Senior Care can help you or your loved one contact us today at 239-215-8803.

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