Are you a spouse, relative, nurse, therapists, or friend of an elderly, ill or disabled person?
As a caregiver, did you know?
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The National Safety Council reports there were 33,200 fatalities and 8,000,000 disabling injuries in the home last year.
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Falls alone took the lives of 9,000 people, four out of five of them over the age of 65.
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Less than 30% of elderly citizens have installed the basic home safety equipment or made any modifications in their home. Unfortunately, the majority of homes upgraded or equipped with safety equipment are as a result of a health care safety or rehabilitation plan from a previous injury.
Some other factors
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Many seniors do not want to believe they could be one of the home accident victims.
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Seniors on fixed incomes sometimes have a difficult time justifying the expense of preventive safety measures.