Welcome to Home Care Matters, the show where we discuss all things home care, with discussions

on important age-related matters and topics. Brought to you by Enriched Life Home Care Services,

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Hello and welcome back to all home care matters. If this is your first time visiting us here at the show, thank you for taking time out to be with us today.

We appreciate how valuable everyone's time is, and that's why we try and make each episode here at all home care matters,

something that will hopefully matter to you.

The topic we're going to be discussing today is one that is critically important to the safety

of our loved ones, and that's fall safety.

Having a fall safety plan is crucial in helping to prevent our aging and elderly loved ones

from having a fall.

In fact, did you know that falls are one of the leading causes of injuries in our older population?

And that every 20 minutes an older adult dies from a fall in the United States, per the CDC.

Now that's a grim statistic, but it also shows how serious the risks are.

For those that suffer an injury after having a fall,

they are now at risk for what's called post-fall syndrome.

For too many of our seniors,

post-fall syndrome can lead them to a dependence on others,

a loss of their autonomy, confusion, depression,

immobilization, and further restrictions

on being able to perform their ADLs or their activities of daily living.

Our elderly population is at a great risk for having a fall at some point, and we want to take some time to discuss some fall prevention tips.

Now, as our loved ones age, they can begin having physical changes, develop health conditions,

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