4 Trip Hazards Seniors and Families Shouldn’t Ignore
Senior Care Avon
Tripping and falling at home can cause severe injuries for seniors, and falling at home is the most common cause of injuries in seniors. Every year more than three million seniors fall and are injured. Even a fall that doesn’t seem serious can cause injuries that will put your senior parent in rehab or impact their mobility. Minimizing the risks of falling in seniors’ homes is crucial.
Senior care is an excellent resource for keeping seniors safe at home. Senior care seniors are less likely to fall at home because they will have help getting home. And a care provider can ensure that there are no hazards or things that could cause seniors to trip and fall. If your senior parent is aging in place, you and they should watch out for these trip hazards:
Cords
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that cords can be a considerable tripping hazard for seniors. Seniors may not be able to lift their feet over a cord. They also may not see the cord on the floor. Or, if they are using a cane or walker, the tip of the cane or the wheels of the walker could get caught in the cord and cause them to fall. To get rid of this tripping hazard, choose electronics with long cords and run the cords up the wall or across the wall securely instead of having them lying on the floor.
Pets And Pet Items
Pets are great for seniors, but they can be unpredictable. In their excitement, pets can dart in front of a senior and cause them to trip or fall. They can also leave toys and other items in front of your senior parent’s feet, causing them to trip and fall. Professional dog training can help dogs stay out of your parent’s way as they walk. At the same time, a senior care provider can ensure that toys and other items are safely stowed away and not in your senior loved one’s path.
Area Rugs And Runners
Similarly, area rugs and runner rugs cause thousands of falls among seniors every year. The edges ride up or get caught on a shoe, or the rug slips, and your senior loved one falls. Use heavy-duty carpet tape if you can’t remove all areas and runner rugs from home. In particular, tape all the edges of the rug. So put some tape in the center so the rug will stay put no matter what.
Shoes And Clutter
Shoes and other clutter regularly cause seniors to trip. Make sure that there are shoe racks by the door. But also put small ones near the couches and chairs. Also, by the bed. If your senior loved one wants to take their shoes off, they can. So, they put their shoes securely in a rack where they won’t be in the way.
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Source:
https://www.cdc.gov/injury/features/older-adult-falls/index.html
As a practicing Registered Nurse, Etelka was keenly aware of a void in quality patient care that could be provided in the home. She embarked upon a journey to develop a home health care agency that would exceed all expectations and become a trusted partner to physicians and patients.
A Distinguished Career From Nurse to Director of Nursing to President of Home Services Unlimited
Etelka’s distinguished career followed a logical progression to her position as President of Home Services Unlimited. She graduated as a nurse practitioner with a Bachelor of Nursing (RN) in 1972 from Meshgorya University in the Ukraine, close to where she lived with her family. She married her husband Phil in 1973 and decided in 1977 that they would relocate to the United States to be closer to family and to come to this land of opportunity. With an eagerness to continue her budding career, Etelka sat for and passed her Boards in the U.S. in 1979.
A Love and Talent for Working with the Elderly
Etelka began her nursing career in the U.S. at Colonial Crest, now part of Golden Living, where she was the In-service Coordinator, the Director of Training and Education and Director of Nursing, a position she occupied for several years.
With a group of partners, she co-founded Adept Corporation, which operated group homes for the mentally challenged. The business was successful and in 1996, Etelka sold her share to return to her roots, caring for the elderly.
In January of 1997, Etelka opened Home Services Unlimited as a fully licensed business to provide home health care. In her quest to learn to do better for her patients, she had already obtained a Masters in Healthcare Administration (MHA) in May of 1990 from the College of St. Francis. As President of Home Services Unlimited, Inc., Etelka guides the trusted, experienced care model Home Services Unlimited uses to continue providing excellent home health care.
Giving Back to the Community of Indianapolis
Volunteering for community services is a high priority for Etelka. Her memberships include the Indiana Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Executive Women in Health Care and the Indiana Association for Home and Hospice Care, where she is a member of the Board of Directors.
Etelka has also served on the Board of Directors with Hooverwood Home, a highly regarded geriatric facility, since 1997 and as the President for 2005-2006. Through her community work, she has received several awards and accolades, including the Nora McFarland award in 2002, from the Indiana Association of Home and Hospice Care.
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