About 36 million falls are reported among the elderly each year, resulting in more than 32,000 deaths (This is astounding to me!) About 3 million elderly adults are treated in the ER for a fall injury ...
Falls are the leading cause of injury in adults 65 and older – with reports showing about 14 million adults fall each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
For older adults, MSE is a critical component of healthy ageing, defined by the WHO as ‘the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables well-being in older age’. This ...