Recent Posts in the Falls Category

• Nursing Home Fractures and Falls

  Jul 10, 2018
  One of the reasons quality nursing home care is so important is that many residents are in a weak physical state. As we age our bones naturally weaken ...
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• Don't Let Fear of Falling Keep Your Loved One Down

  Nov 27, 2013
  A recent report in Science Daily revealed that roughly half of the elderly residents in nursing homes have a severe fear of falling. Falls in nursing ...
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• Dangers of Spinal Cord Injuries

  Sep 28, 2012
  A spinal cord injury can transform a fairly mobile nursing home resident into a completely bedridden one, or worse. Severe spinal cord injury may ...
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• Hip Fractures Among the Elderly

  Dec 30, 2010
  When you place your loved one in a nursing home, you entrust a staff of people to care for your family member as you would yourself. So when an injury ...
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• Brain Injury

  May 6, 2010
  Brain injuries are unlike any other injury the body can suffer. During a brain injury, the brain can collide with the inside of the skull, resulting ...
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• Broken Bones

  Feb 8, 2010
  For older nursing home residents, broken bones can be life-changing, traumatic experiences, and they can take months or years to recover from. Older ...
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