Falls, Their Impact and How to Avoid Them
We are all guilty of thinking “it will never happen to me” but the statistics tell a dramatically different story.
Every year 1 in 3 of people aged over 65 will experience a fall, which equals more than 3 million; this rate increases to 1 in 2 for those in communities and over the age of 80. 10-25% of fallers will be seriously injured in the fall and half of those that fall will experience a second fall within 12 months.
Injury due to a fall or multiple falls is the single largest cause of mortality in people aged over 75 in the UK.