We’ve all seen comedy shows that involved someone stepping on a banana peel and staging an exaggerated, elaborate fall – but when an older adult falls it is no laughing matter. In fact, falls are the leading cause of both serious injury and death in seniors, with tens of millions of older adults falling each year. And since the majority of elderly falls occur right in the home, it’s important to go through your senior loved ones’ living spaces with a fine tooth comb to search for, and remove, fall risks. Contact us online or call us at 314-432-4312 to learn more about how we can help your loved one with top-quality senior in-home care.
Compassionate Nursing Services, top providers of senior home care in St. Louis, offers the following tips to get you started:
For more home safety recommendations to prevent elderly falls, contact Compassionate Nursing Services. Our senior home care in St. Louis can include a home safety evaluation to determine the best ways to keep your older loved one safe. In addition, we’re on hand to help with ambulation and with other tasks around the home, such as cooking, cleaning, and pet care, alleviating fall risks even further and providing families with peace of mind in knowing their senior loved one is safe and well cared for.
Call us any time at 314-432-4312 to get started on improving quality of life and enhancing senior safety for your precious loved one!
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