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Home Safety
Evaluations Home -
Health - Happiness |
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Comprehensive Therapy Center is ready to help family and caregivers with
our Home Safety, Health and Happiness
program which will assist individuals to maintain independence on their own.
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Families usually want to help keep an extended family
 member in their own homes
-and independent. Families need to understand how to make the home safe
from falling hazards and user friendly for the senior resident.
Our therapists can help identity and eliminate hazards which might cause accidents
and make simple suggestions that may enhance activities of daily
living.
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Occupational and Physical Therapists are able to make suggestions which might help
parents avoid loss of independence within their own homes. It's a simple thing we can do ... a friendly visit at the home or apartment - an hour or so with the family group -
and then a follow-up conference with written, easy to follow suggestions.
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To schedule an appointment for our visit, please call
559-1054 in Grand Rapids or 820-0516 in Holland.
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You Can Help
Prevent Senior Falls
National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control statistics show that 1 in
3 adults 65 years and older fall each year.
Among seniors, falls are the most common cause
of injuries and hospital admissions for trauma.
By 2020, the cost of fall injuries is expected
to reach $32.4 billion. Once a senior has
fallen they are 2 to 3 times more likely to fall
again and the risk of falling increase with age.
Here are some simple suggestions to help prevent
senior falls.
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Begin or continue a personal
exercise program.
To improve balance and coordination
To increase strength
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Make you home safer.
Some simple common sense modifications
include:
Improve lighting
Remove tripping hazards like throw rugs
Install grab bars and non-slip mats in
bathrooms
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Have you doctor review all
your medications - prescriptions and
non-prescription meds
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Have you vision checked
EVERY year.
Sources:
www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/spotlite/falltips.htm
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