Fall Prevention for Seniors in Raleigh, NC and the Surrounding Area
Statistics show that one in three senior adults fall and sustain injuries such as fracture, broken hip, and concussion. Recovery from falls can take up to a year in a long-term care facility. More than 800,000 individuals are hospitalized annually because of falls and this amounts to billions of dollars in healthcare costs.
At, Visiting Angels of Raleigh, our goal is to help prevent our clients from becoming part of this statistic with our Fall Prevention program. Our home care aides help seniors in Raleigh, Apex, Cary, Wake Forest, Fuquay-Varina, and throughout Wake County, NC stay safe in their own home and avoid the likelihood of injuring themselves by falling by providing personalized, one-on-one care that focuses on their safety and well-being.
Call 919-787-4317 today to learn more.
Falls and Seniors in Raleigh, NC and Surrounding Areas: Understanding the Risks and How Professional Home Care Aides Can Ensure Their Safety
Falls can immensely impact seniors in Raleigh and surrounding areas both socially and emotionally. In most cases, seniors develop a fear of going out or doing social activities because they think that they might slip and break a bone. But it is important to take note that falls just don’t happen randomly. Before you consider hiring a professional home care aide to help your loved one stay safe, you should understand the numerous risk factors that can make seniors more susceptible to fall-related injuries, how falls can impact seniors, and how exactly a professional caregiver can help them avoid falls.
Fall-Related Risk Factors for Seniors
There are several risk factors that increase the likelihood of falling and these include present medical conditions, medical problems, and poor supporting structures at home.
Below are the most common risk factors for falls among older adults:
- Medical conditions:
Studies show that people who suffer from poor eyesight, arthritis, and other chronic conditions are at a greater risk of falling. - External factors:
External factors can increase the risk of falls and these include dehydration and side effects of multiple medications. - Environment:
The lack of grab bars in the bathroom and other key places in the house can also increase the risk of falls. This is especially true if your loved ones have trouble with mobility.
If you're caring for a senior loved one, it's important to make sure they're safe in their own home. But this can be difficult if you have a family or career you need to focus on or if you live outside of Wake County. By hiring a professional home care aide from Visiting Angels of Raleigh, you can ensure that someone will be there to help your loved one avoid the likelihood of slipping and falling.
How Home Care Aides from Visiting Angels of Raleigh Can Help Your Loved One Stay Safe
At Visiting Angels of Raleigh, we have developed a Fall Prevention program that includes personalized solutions that can help prevent the likelihood of a fall for seniors in Raleigh and throughout Wake County. Our home care aides refer to our fall prevention protocols under this program to ensure that they deliver the right living assistance services to patients who are at risk of slipping. They can help educate the entire family to assist their loved ones so that they will not succumb to slipping.
Our home care aides can help your senior loved one stay safe by:
- Clearing clutter from walkways when assisting with light housekeeping
- Helping your loved one get safely in and out of the tub when they need to bathe
- Reminding your loved one to take medications and watching out for possible side effects that could impact their balance
- Helping your loved one get from room to room or use the stairs
- Preparing meals and snacks to keep up your loved one's strength
- And so much more
Unlike other agencies in Wake County, we personalize care plans so we can focus on providing the level of support our clients need with a schedule that works with their everyday routine. Our care recipients are also given the final say in which home care aide they wish to work with. This approach to in-home senior care not only helps our clients remain independent and enable them to age in place, but also makes our services budget-friendly.
Call our Raleigh, NC office at 919-787-4317 or fill out our form to learn how our home care aides can help your loved one stay safe.
Serving Raleigh, Cary, Wake Forest, Fuquay-Varina and other Wake County, NC Communities
Visiting Angels RALEIGH, NC
5700 Six Forks Rd #102Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: 919-787-4317
Fax: 919-861-6954