Per the Ohio Department of Health Ohio website, a new program: “STEADY U – A Comprehensive Falls Prevention Initiative” has been initiated. Their site can be located at www.healthyohioprogram.org. Per the website:
Did you know…?
•30 percent of adults age 65 and older living in the community fall each year.
•An older Ohioan falls every two minutes and sustains a fall-related injury every five minutes, resulting in two hospitalizations each hour, an emergency room visit every eight minutes and three deaths each day.
•Falls and fall-related injuries cost Ohio more than $4.2 billion each year.
•Falls are not a normal part of aging, and most falls can be prevented!
Lets work together to prevent these falls from happening. We all face obstacles everyday but the older you get the harder an obstacle can become. With a proper assessment of your home we can prevent most of these falls from happening! Call us today or request for a free quote to make your loved ones home safe this winter.