Northwest Senior Health Services Include:
- Medication management
- Strong family and caregiver involvement
- Onsite mammography at Northwest Senior Health, Schmieding Center
- Clinics uniquely equipped for seniors
- Physicians specially trained in the needs of adults over the age of 65
- Rush-free appointments allow more time with your physician
- Memory disorder specialist
- Two convenient Northwest Arkansas locations
- Balance and Fall Center to diagnose and correct gait problems at Northwest Senior Health, Schmieding Center
Senior Fall Assessment
Fatal falls by seniors jumped 55% from 1993 to 2003 to become the leading cause of fatal injuries among Americans 65 and older, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today. Nearly 1.8 million seniors were treated in the emergency department for nonfatal injuries from falls in 2003, and more than 460,000 were hospitalized.
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“Fall death rates have increased faster than fall injury rates,” said Judy Stevens, an epidemiologist in CDC’s Injury Center who authored the report. “In large part, this is because people are living longer, and many of our seniors now are older and frailer. They need our help to prevent potentially fatal fall injuries.” The rate of non-fatal falls was 48% higher for women than men over the 10-year period, while men were more likely to die from falls than women.