Citation

Otto CA, Chen X. Caring 2009; 28(3): 44-46.

Affiliation

Halo Monitoring Inc., Huntsville, AZ, USA. chris@halomonitoring.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, National Association for Home Care)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19402442

Abstract

Many elderly have health issues which make falling a significant likelihood. Falls may result from a variety of conditions such as mobility, difficulty from arthritis, vertigo from poor circulation, negative reactions to medication, etc. whatever the cause, more than one third of seniors will fall 1n a given year. This means that in the U.S. alone, 12 million seniors will fall this year.

Language: en