Our personal care assistants teach seniors how to avoid falls in the comfort of their own homes as part of our initiative to reduce the risk of falls. By taking measures to avoid falls, we may reduce the likelihood of injuries sustained by elderly individuals. Because these kinds of events cause the majority of incapacitations among the elderly in Waldorf, La Plata, Mechanicsville, and the surrounding communities, fall prevention is an essential part of aging in place.

Call us today at 301-396-8400 if you need assistance keeping your loved one safe from trips and falls.

Visiting Angels Employs Quality Personal Care Assistants to Help Prevent Falls to Keep Seniors Safe in Their Homes in Waldorf, MD, and The Nearby Areas

With the help of our personal care assistants, the elderly may continue to live in the place where they feel the most secure, happy, and comfortable as they age, thanks to the in-home care services offered by Visiting Angels of Waldorf. 

According to the CDC, seniors are more prone to falling than younger ones, with one in every three seniors suffering a severe fall each year.

Several of the following risk factors are more common among the elderly and contribute to these falls:

• Decreased strength
• Lack of proper coordination
• Limited ability to move around
• Declining sharpness of vision
• People who have difficulty hearing
• Difficulty moving around joints
• Various health-related issues
• Neurological conditions

Injuries from falls can be more severe for the elderly. The outcomes of these events may sometimes be catastrophic, altering people's lives forever.

Broken hips pose a particular danger. In some cases, transitional care may be required throughout the 12-month recovery period after a hip fracture. Hip fractures also come with a high potential for potentially fatal complications. The majority of people who have a hip fracture also experience a loss of autonomy, which is a common problem among the elderly. Fortunately, the majority of falls may be avoided by seniors.

Visiting Angels of Waldorf's Safe and Steady program and personal care assistants can help your loved ones lower their risk of falling at home, which is the most prevalent place for slips, trips, and falls.

How to Prevent Seniors from Falling at Home

Household environments account for almost 75% of all hazardous fall incidents. Therefore, many falls are preventable with simple measures taken at home.

Find out what might cause a fall for a loved one and what you can do about it with the help of the Safe and Steady Fall Prevention Resource Guide from Visiting Angels of Waldorf.

Among the many important subjects addressed in this manual are the following:

• Things around the house that increase the risk of falling
• Things you can do to make your house a safer place to fall
• Adaptations to the constructed surroundings that make elderly people less likely to fall at home
• Lifestyle changes can also decrease the risk of falls among seniors.

If your loved one is at risk of falling at home, the Safe and Steady manual includes a checklist of easy things to do around the house. Included as well is a 59-item home safety checklist.

Get in Touch with Visiting Angels of Waldorf to Start Receiving Care

Our home care services are also committed to reducing the risk of falls. Our personal care assistants may help your loved one reduce their risk of falling in a number of ways, depending on the kind of in-home care they are receiving from us.

Your loved ones may rely on our personal care assistants for companionship care, which includes helping them with everyday tasks that might put them at risk of falling, such as keeping their homes clean and safe. If your loved one's general state of health puts them in danger of falling, our home care services may help with tasks like dressing, grooming, and mobility. Visiting Angels' Ready-Set-Go Home transitional care, Alzheimer's care, and dementia care all place a strong emphasis on preventing falls.

For further details on the assistance that our personal care aides may provide, don't hesitate to get in touch with the Visiting Angels of Waldorf!