What you should know about falls
Falls are one of the main reasons for injury among the elderly, but just a few changes can assist fall prevention for elderly people. In the UK, the Gloucestershire County Council offered elderly people the chance to play some Nintendo Wii games while Telford & Wrekin Council ran a Sloppy Slipper Exchange, where old slippers could be changed for new ones at a really low price. This was all part of the National Falls Awareness Week and was done in a bid to save the taxpayer some money by reducing the costs acquired from council-funded home care and full-time nursing as a result of falls and injuries.
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