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As we continue to talk about the population of seniors over the age of 65 doubling by 2030 and the current statistics of hospitalizations related to falls being 27,000 deaths and 800,000 hospitalizations, families and healthcare professionals continue to search for better solutions for aging safely.

Seniors and senior caregivers are asking questions such as:

• “How can we prevent falls and also know what could be a trigger?”
• “How can I access healthcare and decrease cost, time and germ exposure?”

The past year has yielded many new advances, insights, and uncertainty. We may have even felt unease in a mental, physical, and even emotionally exhausting form. What we all long for inside is confidence. We yearn for peace of mind for ourselves, our loved ones, and our aging parents.

Are you looking for peace of mind that comes from freedom of worry?

The occurrence of an ever-changing elderly population and covid seems to have highlighted some challenges in our systems and opened our minds to acceptance of innovation. These days there are more people using in-home services for food delivery, communication, and virtual healthcare consultations. Thanks to technology, we have access to such things as telehealth, remote monitoring, and artificially intelligent medical devices. We are living in a virtual world where homebound persons can interact in vital circumstances and maintain quality of life and independence.

Are you constantly evaluating your fall protection plan and looking for ways to streamline and modernize? The time is now as the population of Americans aged 65 and older will double come 2030. In senior care, fall prevention is equal to prevention of injury. People are living longer, the over 65 community is growing rapidly due to the aging baby boomer population and falls will continue to increase unless we make a commitment to providing effective fall prevention programs.

According to the National Council on Aging, 1 in 4 Americans over the age of 65 fall each year. Falls are common, costly and preventable. Those who endure falls are often left to manage injuries that affect their quality of life, independence and add fear and anxiety to mobility.