Caring for the Elderly with Fall Risk
What precautions should you take with elderly loved ones who are at risk of falling? For many older adults, their fear of falling outweighs other worries such as financial or social isolation. This fear of falling is understandable since the rate of elderly falls increases each year. If you or your loved ones have experienced falling in the past, you definitely don’t want it to happen again. The fear of falling may stem from past experience and could continue to haunt you. Elderly falls can have a major impact on your health and your quality of life. They may vary from minor falls causing bruises to serious ones like having broken bones or head injury. Serious falls can be debilitating and not to mention expensive. Since you don’t want to experience the same traumatic experience or the exacerbating pain associated with falling, you may feel paranoid to take a shower, do basic tasks, or even get out of bed. Your fear of falling stops you from living normally. Fear can t...