Prevent Falls, Protect Lives

One in 4 older Americans fall every year

Falls are costly

Falls disrupt lives – often the start of medical decline

An average fall can cost 50 times the price of a grab bar installation

Less than 5% of homes are equipped with the supportive features that would improve an aging resident’s safety and independence.

Typical falls reduction programs:

Exercise and balance programs like Matter of Balance or STEADI are just not sticky.

Reactive, person-centered home modifications projects

And aren’t preventive

Grab bars are different:

Permanent

Don’t need to be medicalized

Work for everyone in the household…not just the person taking the class

Low cost

Don’t need to be associated with disability or frailty

In fact