Every year, about 70 per cent of long-term care residents have at least one fall, and half of those result in injury. Wearable gear and changes to living spaces aim to prevent falls and limit injury.
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If you fall one storey, dust yourself off – you’ll be fine. If you fall seven storeys: sorry, but you’ve probably got about 2 seconds to prepare to meet your maker.
Researchers have found a number of interventions to be successful in preventing elderly people from debilitating falls that…
Falling over and balance problems may be early warnings for Alzheimer’s disease, according to US university researchers…
