Every year we lose 32,000 of our elders to falls, with 1 in 4 at risk. That’s why I introduced the SAFE Act with @RepCarolMiller to help seniors access more fall risk assessments by physical & occupational therapists and require HHS to report to Congress on treatment and care.
@Rep_Stansbury @RepCarolMiller Yea we see our Antique pResident falling all the time he has had a high survival rate.
@Rep_Stansbury @RepCarolMiller How about subsidizing the life alerts or something like that? Falling is bad but not being found is even worse.
@Rep_Stansbury @RepCarolMiller Ok, if I’m reading this correctly, We are gonna pay PT’s to access risk and write a report? Are We gonna teach old folks about proprioceptors? Are we gonna set them up for better balance? We know, if we don’t work with our balance as we age, it won’t get better.