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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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