{"id":222,"date":"2021-03-02T08:10:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T13:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/?p=222"},"modified":"2021-03-02T10:43:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T15:43:45","slug":"home-safety-for-your-loved-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allhomecarematters.com\/home-safety-for-your-loved-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Safety For Your Loved Ones"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Home Safety For Your Loved Ones\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O1_4YuN7UyQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>If you have ever been concerned for a loved one&#8217;s safety after visiting them or after the first time they may have fallen in their home then you know how important it is to make sure that their home is as safe as it can be for them.<br \/>\nWe are going to discuss some of the ways that you can fairly easily make some changes and modifications to help keep them safe in their home.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention has some pretty staggering numbers that bring this issue of home safety to light for our seniors.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 1 out of every 3 seniors falls each year<br \/>\n\u2022 every 11 seconds an older adult is treated for a fall in the emergency room<br \/>\n\u2022 every 19 minutes an older adult dies from a fall.<\/p>\n<p>The source for these numbers is the CDC and agesafeamerica.com<\/p>\n<p>Another statistic that is quite alarming from the National Safety Council is that:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 More than 800,000 patients are hospitalized each year due to a fall, most often because of a head injury or hip fracture.<\/p>\n<p>When taken into account these statistics and numbers it\u2019s fair to say that our seniors and the elderly are at the greatest risk for a traumatic fall, injury, or even worse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have ever been concerned for a loved one&#8217;s safety after visiting them or after the first time they may have fallen in their home then you know how important it is to make sure that their home is as safe as it can be for them. 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