falls and preventable injuries

Source: CDC, Provisional - Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2008, 8/2009

#1cause of injury resulting in E.R. visits for adults over 45

$38 billion

In 2013, the U.S. will spend approximately

$54 billionin 2020

on fall injuries

for seniors alone

Source: CDC, Provisional - Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2008, 8/2009

Indirect Cost… $3 trillion

The 2012 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Adult Day Services, and Home Care Costs

of falls

happen

in or

around

the home

75%

$34 million in cost avoidance

Sources: Nick Lampiasi, OTR /L, Mimi Jacobs, PT, GCS, OCS, The Role of Physical and Occupational Therapies in Fall Prevention and Management in the Home Setting, Care Management Journals • Volume 11, Number 2 • 2010, DOI: 10.1891/1521-0987.11.2.122.Cumming R.G. et al.Home visits by an Occupational Therapist for Assessment and Modification of Environmental Hazards: A Randomized Trial of Falls Prevention. Journal of American Geriatrics, 47: 1397-1402, 1999.CDC, Costs of Falls Among Older Adults, August 28, 2008, http://www.cdc.gov/NCIPC/factsheets/fallcost.htmSarah D. Berry, MD, MPH, Falls: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Relationship to Fracture, Ram Miller, MDCM, MS, Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2008 December; 6(4): 149-154

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