Don’t fall
March 20th, 2008
posted by Cptn
How many of you out there really do pop around and check up on elderly friends and neighbours?
Apparently one-third of people over 65 fall one or more times each year, so if you haven’t seen that older person who lives down the road in a while, chances are they’ve had a tumble.
Speak Up! Check Up! Take Up! is a campaign by Devon County Council and Devon Primary Care trust to encourage those older people put their own feet forward and reduce the number who fall at home.
Basically the deal is to: tell someone if you fall; find out how to reduce the risk of falling and know when to get advice from a professional. It also encourages the take up physical excercies to improve health and balance.
And the rest of us… well, we can help by popping in on our neighbours once in a while, too, and create that community-feel that has been lost for so long.
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