"We just don't have to worry about Mom falling like we used to."

Steven Nygard, Rochester

Helping Hand’s Fall Prevention Program provides a full assessment, including environmental, medical and personal risk factors. Our program features a Cognitive Assessment to determine each patient’s ability to learn and process information.

Facts about falls:

• 60% of falls occur at home
• 30% of people over age 65 will fall each year
• Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries in people age 65 and older in the United States

Falls Prevention Program Components include:

• Coordination with the physician on skilled needs
• Environmental safety assessment
• Cognitive assessment
• Plan of Care designed to meet each patient’s needs
• Skilled nursing for medication management and disease teaching
• Physical therapy for improvement of balance and mobility and use of adaptive devices
• Occupational therapy for development of plan based on cognitive abilities and reduction of hazards when completing activities of daily living
• Social worker for community resources
• Home health aide for personal care assistance.