According to the CDC, falls are the leading cause of injury among adults aged ≥65 years, who in 2014 experienced an estimated 29 million falls, resulting in 7 million fall-related injuries. In 2018, 27.5% of adults aged ≥65 years reported at least one fall in the past year (35.6 million falls). Falls and fall-related injuries are highly prevalent but are preventable. This is why CAPS puts an emphasis on fall prevention.
CAPS Home Accessibility and Safety Solutions can help create personalized, customized home safety solutions for you, leading to a reduced risk of falling within your home. We can make your home safer and help with fall prevention by simply removing clutter and small area rugs, adding grab bars, handheld shower sprayers and bench seat to your shower or tub. We can add handrails to stairs, increase lighting to make areas more visible.
A trip to the hospital due to falling can potentially cost you thousands of dollars, CAPS can provide you peace of mind with some inexpensive solutions to reduce you chance of falling.
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