Falls are the top cause of serious injuries for seniors and can impede their ability to remain independent — making fall prevention extremely vital. Visiting Angels created a Safe and Steady® fall prevention program to help lower the risk of slips, trips, and falls for the elderly at home.

Visiting Angels compassionately assists seniors and ensures they age in place where they feel safest, happiest, and most comfortable. With fall prevention as a top priority, Visiting Angels professional caregivers strive to reduce the likelihood of serious injuries, hospitalization, loss of independence, permanent disability, or even mortality. Choose Visiting Angels for expert care that prioritizes your loved one's well-being.

Why Fall Prevention Is Important For Your Senior

Seniors are more likely to suffer falls than younger adults, with 1 in 3 seniors experiencing a severe fall every year. This is due to risk factors that are more common among older adults, including:

• Decreased strength
• Poor coordination
• Limited mobility
• Reduced eyesight
• Hearing loss
• Stiff or painful joints
• Health complications
• Cognitive disorders
• Taking multiple medications

Seniors are also more likely to suffer a serious injury when falls occur. In many cases, these injuries can have life-altering or life-threatening consequences.

Hip fractures are particularly dangerous. The recovery period for a hip fracture can take up to 12 months, may require transitional care at home, and has a significant risk of life-threatening complications. Most seniors never fully recover from a hip fracture, which can cause them to lose their independence.

The good news is you can reduce your loved one’s risk of falling.

How to Reduce the Risk of Falls at Home For Your Senior

More than 75% of dangerous falls occur in or around the home. The Visiting Angels Safe and Steady® Fall Prevention Resource Guide can help you identify risk factors in your loved one's home and take steps to reduce the risks of a fall.

This guide includes key information about the following:

• Physical, social, and emotional health impacts of falls on older adults
• Environmental risk factors that increase the likelihood of falls at home
• Precautions you can take to reduce fall risks at home
• Design changes that can reduce your senior’s risk of an at-home fall
• Lifestyle changes that can further reduce fall risks for your senior

The Safe and Steady® guide includes a list of easy home modifications to reduce your loved one's risk of falling at home. It also contains a comprehensive home safety checklist.

A Commitment To Your Senior’s Safety

Visiting Angels’ caregivers can reduce your loved one's risk of falls many ways, depending on the type of home care they receive.

With companion care, Visiting Angels helps your loved one maintain a safe and tidy home and lends a helping hand with day-to-day tasks such as light housekeeping, laundry, and errands.

If your senior’s health puts them at high risk for falls, Visiting Angels’ personal care services can also help with necessary activities such as dressing, bathing, and mobility.

Fall prevention is also an important part of several other Visiting Angels programs, including:

• Alzheimer's care
• Dementia care
• Transitional care

Get Started With Fall Prevention from Visiting Angels

When you contact our Simpsonville office, a Visiting Angels’ care coordinator will set up a free home care consultation with you and your senior. Following the consultation, the coordinator will develop a personalized home care plan and recommend a caregiver suited to your loved one’s unique needs.

With a Visiting Angels’ caregiver by your loved one’s side, they will receive compassionate and dedicated care — and you will receive peace of mind.

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