Tag: Fall Prevention
High care costs push families toward home solutions
November 21, 2025Tracy Orzel
The home accessibility market has shifted from niche to essential, not because the world suddenly aged—which it did—but because families, caregivers and providers are running out of affordable alternatives.
“Facility-based care is getting more expensive,” said Seth Diamond, vice president of sales and marketing at Climbing Steps. “That’s driving people to remain at home longer, and if you're at home, you continue to need other tools.”
Shifting...
USAging raises awareness of Area Agencies on Aging programs, resources
September 24, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – In observance of Healthy Aging Month in September and Active Aging Week Oct. 6–12, USAging is raising awareness of health and wellness services and programs provided by Area Agencies on Aging through a national campaign, Area Agencies on Aging: Helping You Live Long and Stay Strong. “Older adults have to navigate many factors that impact their ability to live well and independently,” said USAging CEO Sandy Markwood. “These include managing their own changing...
Amy Hester on why we should take fall risk seriously
February 21, 2024HME News Staff
BENTON, Ark. - HD Nursing has developed a fall prevention program based on a predictive analytics tool that looks at nine factors, including age, fall history, medications, mental status and mobility issues, and then assigns a score to determine a person’s fall risk.
“Based on that score, we know you are at risk, what the degree is of that risk, and what is driving that risk,” says Amy Hester, CEO and chairwoman of HD Nursing, a patient safety solutions company she founded...
Fall safety knows no age
August 25, 2015Tracy Orzel
You're never too young to think about fall prevention—just ask Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon. The funny man nearly lost his finger in June when he tripped on a braided rug, injuring his hand on a countertop.“I don't think people realize you don't have to be 80 years old to fall out of a bathtub,” said Frances Sheehy, president of St. Paul, Minn.-based Liberty Oxygen and Medical Equipment.However, there's no denying that the risk of falling increases with age. One in three people...
Sept. 22 is National Falls Prevention Awareness Day
September 20, 2012HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - Sept. 22 is “National Falls Prevention Awareness Day,” and HME providers should take the opportunity to alert their local media and highlight the role they play in preventing falls, says AAHomecare. “Falls are a leading cause of injuries, hospitalizations and death among older Americans,” Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, said in a statement. The Senate recently passed a resolution declaring the day. “Fall prevention...