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SAVE A LIFE
Brian Schneebeli
HOW SERIOUS IS A FALL? • 1.4 million people 65 or older live in nursing home
• 2030, this number is going to more than double to 3 million
• A nursing home with 100 beds report 100 to 200 falls a year
• On average 1,800 people die from falls a year, now double that to 3,600!
• 1 and every 3 people in nursing homes will fall and 17% and up will be seriously injured or could death
WHY SUCH A PHENOMENON?
• Falls happen for many reasons:
• Flexibility: linked to less range of motion
• Strength: not being able to hold ones weight anymore for extended time
• Range of Motion: can’t get proper footing to step
• Psychotropic drugs: 2 times more likely to fall when taking, effects nervous system
WHAT STATES ARE AT BIGGEST
RISK
WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP?
EXERCISE!!!!
• Stretching: can increase knee range of motion 60 degrees
• Water exercises: can provide resistance training, strengthen/condition, and a quicker recovery time from falls
• Interactive dance including: ballet, Zumba, line dancing and yoga to increase flexibility and balance
• Exercise: increase endorphins to increase self-esteem to reduce perception of pain
OTHER WAYS TO HELP
• Life Alert on a nursing home scale
• Easy to reach call bells
• Handles to help one’s self
• Fall risk bracelets
• Diet: includes in vitamin D, C, and A, magnesium, leafy green, and drink 1.7 liters of water a day if not even thirsty
COST • Dance Therapist: $38,000 a year
• Aqua Therapist from $80 to $200 dollars a visit
• Instructional videos: any where from $11 to $48
• Equipment: varies by price
• Fall prevention packets for reading
and understanding of the risks
• But what is money compared to life?
TAKING ACTION!
• Joy of motion: “Doctors of one of our residents gave her a good report at her last visit. She and her doctor believe that the Joy of Motion program has been instrumental in her progress”- Delta Towers Community
• Harrison Terrace: for Alzheimer and balance
• Healthy Steps: program 6 weeks long around the country go to nursing home and help lift spirits and increase range of motion
• Water: New York pay nursing homes to have pools for outcome of care of Medicaid residents
WATER YOU WAITING FOR!
JOIN THE MOVEMENT!
WORK CITED
• Fall Risk assessment in very old males and females living in nursing homes
• JoyoMotion.org
• Can social dancing prevent falls in older adults? a protocol of the Dance, Aging, Cognition, Economics (Dance) fall prevention randomised controlled trial
• http://www.livestrong.com/article/155020-dance-exercise-for-seniors/
• http://www.ncoa.org/press-room/fact-sheets/falls-prevention-fact-sheet.html