Making the decision to place a loved one in a nursing home can be difficult, even emotionally traumatic, for both family members and for the person who is actually entering this new residence. The last thing anyone wants to learn is that their loved one has fallen.
What is the risk for a fall?
01. In the U.S., around 1,800 people die in nursing homes from falls each year according to the Centers For Disease Control. In Idaho, just like other parts of the country, older people are more susceptible to general and physical harm from falls. In addition, the severity of the harm is greater to these more fragile family members. Your relative may fall due to the fact that mobility is decreased as a person ages. Diminished gait and mobility problems account for 24 percent of nursing home falls according to the CDC. New medications can also affect one’s ability to move from one place to another.