Balancing Health and Safety: Navigating Medications Linked to Falls in Seniors

What comes to mind when you think about fall prevention for a loved one? Adding more lighting? Removing clutter and other tripping hazards? Keeping the floors clean and dry? These are all important components to preventing falls in the home, but there’s another common culprit to consider: medications linked to falls. Many older adults are […]

What to Do After a Senior Fall

While helping Mom prepare lunch yesterday, she turned around, lost her balance, and began to fall. Fortunately, you were able to get there in time to ease the tumble, so she was not hurt. Because there was no injury, you did not call the doctor. After a short rest, both of you went about the […]

What You Need to Know About Home Care for MS

“Home is a shelter from storms – all sorts of storms.” – William J. Bennett Whenever we think about home, we should be able to conjure up visions of comfort, safety, and relaxation. For a person with multiple sclerosis, however, the home atmosphere is sometimes downright dangerous. MS affects millions of people all over the world […]

Osteoarthritis Joint Pain in the Elderly Increases Fall Risk

The data associated with senior falls is troubling. Falls are classified as the primary reason for injury in the elderly, bringing about hundreds of thousands of hip fractures each year, in addition to the numerous other injuries sustained. As common as falls are for seniors, the risk is more than doubled for people with osteoarthritis, […]

Look Out for These Clues to Help Prevent Geriatric Falls

For those age 65 and older, geriatric falls are an incredibly serious threat. Up to one out of four older adults will experience a fall, and after falling, the risk of falling again doubles. Geriatric falls often lead to emergency room visits, head injuries, fractures, and hospitalizations – not to mention the expense connected with […]