A series in the Wisconsin State Journal by David Wahlberg, 3 – 5 March 2019:
Wisconsin has highest rate of deadly falls among older adults
Falls in facilities for elderly part of Wisconsin’s high rate of deadly spills
Targeted programs can reduce deadly falls by elderly, address Wisconsin’s high rate
How do you know a class is good for preventing falls? Click the links below to find out!
Keys to Better Balance-Community Member Resource
Balance Exercise Ideas – Community and Instructor Resource
Keys to Better Balance-Instructor Resource
Statistics on Seniors and Falls (click here to view)
UW Geriatric Consultation Clinics
- Mobility and Falls Clinic
- Geriatric Assessment Clinic
- Memory Assessment Clinic
FREE. No referral needed. Do not need to be in the UW Health System.
You will also be connected to community and medical resources depending on your needs, which can include ways to help improve your balance and prevent falls.
Schedule an appointment today!
East Clinic 608-265-1210 // University Station 608-263-7740
WISCONSIN
The “SAFE at Home” program of SSM Health is “a falls prevention program armed with trained volunteers who conduct in-home safety assessments.
The program provides an initial in-home safety assessment, then six months of follow-up by a Medical Social Worker.
The program provides:
A basic home safety assessment
Review of medications by a pharmacist
Safety aids including a free pill box and night light
Home safety recommendations
Additional information about community fall prevention resources
Schedule your FREE assessment, today. Click here for more details.
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging advocates for the health needs of seniors in Wisconsin.
They also promote and provide classes based on cutting-edge research, such as Stepping On, a falls-prevention workshop that has shown consistently to reduce risk of falls by 31%.
Click here to find a workshop near you in Wisconsin.
Click here to find a workshop near you in the United States!
INTERNATIONAL
Stepping On™
Stepping On classes meet once per week for seven weeks, two hours per week, with a reunion class three months later. The class is led by a team of health care providers who work with you and your classmates to improve your balance and reduce your risk of falling by reviewing your medications, providing a vision screening, teaching strength and balance exercises, and offering help to improve your safety at home.
Members of the group support each other’s efforts to take action to prevent falls. Older adults who may have balance problems or fear of falling are the best fit for this class. According to studies, people who complete Stepping On classes see a 35% reduction in falls. The Stepping On course costs an average of $35 in Dane County, WI for the seven week session and includes the reunion class.
Dane County WISCONSIN
Aging and Disability Resource Center of Dane County (ADRC) is a wonderful source of information and assistance for aging and disability-related resources here in Dane County.
The ADRC helps individuals, families and professionals identify resources and services to help older people and adults with disabilities live as independently as possible.
Aging and Disability Resource Centers are all across the country! Find one near you!
WISCONSIN and U.S.
The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA)
is the largest grassroots network dedicated to fighting Parkinson’s disease (PD) and works tirelessly to assist the more than 1 million Americans with Parkinson’s disease live life to the fullest in the face of this chronic, neurological disorder. The mission of the American Parkinson Disease Association is to provide the support, education, and research that will help everyone impacted by Parkinson’s disease live life to the fullest. We do this by providing support and empowering people with Parkinson’s disease, their families, and caregivers through education, fundraising for research, our respite care program, increasing exercise classes, and networking with resource and referral agencies involved in the care of people with Parkinson’s disease throughout Wisconsin.