Protecting Older Adults from Slip and Fall Injuries

By Jacoby & Meyers, LLP · 2018-02-19T10:56:46.000Z

Preventing the incidence of falling among older adults is dependent upon several factors. One important step in decreasing the incidence of falling is to make environmental modifications in locations where older adults live, such as nursing home facilities. In a nursing home , securing any throw rugs, eliminating clutter, sufficient stair railings, improving lighting, ensuring that there are non-skid floors and non-skid bathtubs, and installing grab bars in bathrooms are mandatory. Read more...

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