Falls among elderly cost $50 billion annually
Tumbles can trigger the start of a senior's decline, leading to more care.
By: Steven Reinberg, HealthDay
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March 22, 2018
In the United States, about 3 out of 10 adults age 65 and older fall each year. (For Spectrum Health Beat)
Falls by older Americans have devastating medical and economic consequences, reaching $50 billion a year, a new study finds.
“Falls among men and women 65 and older are a common, costly and growing public health problem,†said lead researcher Curtis Florence, a health economist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://healthbeat.spectrumhealth.org/falls-among-elderly-cost-50-billion-annually/
