Fall prevention
Are You Safe? Life Alert For Seniors
28/03/11 08:32
Life Alert is a Personal Emergency Response and Home Medical Alert System company that saves lives from catastrophic outcomes, using a unique technology to provide superior home audio monitoring protection. Founded in 1987, Life Alert provides its service to members nationwide. The company employs over 600 people, all in the United States.
The company’s service solves a major home security issue. Life Alert’s protection helps people to live at home with independence and comfort, living their lives the way they want to, with a feeling of safety and peace of mind.
Life Alert handles over two million calls a year, and on average saves at least one life from a catastrophic outcome every 17 minutes (over 31,000 in 2010). In Life Alert’s Monitoring Center, the size of its emergency staff per member is 200% greater than a traditional security company.
* Go to www.lifealert.com for more information
The company’s service solves a major home security issue. Life Alert’s protection helps people to live at home with independence and comfort, living their lives the way they want to, with a feeling of safety and peace of mind.
Life Alert handles over two million calls a year, and on average saves at least one life from a catastrophic outcome every 17 minutes (over 31,000 in 2010). In Life Alert’s Monitoring Center, the size of its emergency staff per member is 200% greater than a traditional security company.
* Go to www.lifealert.com for more information
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Timed Up and Go Test
19/12/10 10:02
At Distinctive Home Physical Therapy, we use the “Timed Up and Go Test” to gauge our patient’s range of mobility and as a fall prevention strategy.
Here’s an overview of the test:
Patients are instructed to stand up and walk 10 feet as fast but as comfortable as possible. They are then asked to sit down. A score greater than 14 seconds indicates a high risk for falls in the elderly.
Call us today to have your balance checked and to determine your fall risk level!
Here’s an overview of the test:
Patients are instructed to stand up and walk 10 feet as fast but as comfortable as possible. They are then asked to sit down. A score greater than 14 seconds indicates a high risk for falls in the elderly.
Call us today to have your balance checked and to determine your fall risk level!