A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that nationally just over 10 percent of older Americans reported an injury from a fall in the past year. The report tracked falls and fall injuries for adults age 65 and over in each state, discovering sizable variation across different regions of the country.
How Governments Are Tackling a Deadly Threat to Seniors: Falling
Falls are the leading cause of injury and injury-related deaths among older adults and cost more than $30 billion a year in medical charges.
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