Worried About Falling? By Amy Lloyd, Executive Director - Prestige Senior Living at Green Valley A Team Effort As we get older, physical and cognitive changes can lead to everyday activities becoming a little more difficult. Those changes can render something as common doctor about how their health can impact as getting up and walking to the kitchen to gradually become dangerous for seniors, as falling becomes more of a concern. It can be particularly acute for those dealing medications could cause physical or with memory loss - individuals living with cognitive side effects that increase the dementia are five times more likely to fall possibility of suffering a fall. Polypharmacy than older adults living without a cognitive - taking four or more prescriptions at the impairment. It's important to talk to your loved one's their risk of falling. In addition, any changes to their same time - can also cause side effects that can lead to falls. Overall, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in three Americans 65 and older falls every year, and 2.8 million injuries from falls are reviews, helping our residents and their treated in emergency centers annually. At Prestige Senior Living, we have Health Services Directors who can run medication families understand how their prescriptions work in combination with each other. At Prestige Care, we understand the risk factors that can lead to falls, as well as preventative measures to keep your loved ones safe. Here To Help At Prestige Senior Living at Green Valley, fall prevention is always top-of-mind. Studies show that regular exercise improves balance, muscle strength and flexibility; all reducing the risk of falling. To that end, we run our Energize Exercise program, featuring three levels: Understanding Risk Factors Of all the things we think about in a day, walking around may be something we take for granted. However, as we age, we become more prone to falls. They can come from a variety of factors - weakened muscles, worsening eyesight, underlying health issues and much more. Activate: Stretch & Strength Class Invigorate: Strength & Balance Class Energize: Brain & Body Class For seniors dealing with memory loss, additional risk factors include difficulties Our team can help guide your loved one into the program that best suits their needs and risk factors. in finding their way around, processing and responding to situations and communicating their concerns. For more information on our programs and tips for staying active and healthy, please contact our community at 520-648-5583, or visit www.PrestigeCare.com and search Green Valley Prestige Senior Living, L.L.C. Worried About Falling? By Amy Lloyd, Executive Director - Prestige Senior Living at Green Valley A Team Effort As we get older, physical and cognitive changes can lead to everyday activities becoming a little more difficult. Those changes can render something as common doctor about how their health can impact as getting up and walking to the kitchen to gradually become dangerous for seniors, as falling becomes more of a concern. It can be particularly acute for those dealing medications could cause physical or with memory loss - individuals living with cognitive side effects that increase the dementia are five times more likely to fall possibility of suffering a fall. Polypharmacy than older adults living without a cognitive - taking four or more prescriptions at the impairment. It's important to talk to your loved one's their risk of falling. In addition, any changes to their same time - can also cause side effects that can lead to falls. Overall, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in three Americans 65 and older falls every year, and 2.8 million injuries from falls are reviews, helping our residents and their treated in emergency centers annually. At Prestige Senior Living, we have Health Services Directors who can run medication families understand how their prescriptions work in combination with each other. At Prestige Care, we understand the risk factors that can lead to falls, as well as preventative measures to keep your loved ones safe. Here To Help At Prestige Senior Living at Green Valley, fall prevention is always top-of-mind. Studies show that regular exercise improves balance, muscle strength and flexibility; all reducing the risk of falling. To that end, we run our Energize Exercise program, featuring three levels: Understanding Risk Factors Of all the things we think about in a day, walking around may be something we take for granted. However, as we age, we become more prone to falls. They can come from a variety of factors - weakened muscles, worsening eyesight, underlying health issues and much more. Activate: Stretch & Strength Class Invigorate: Strength & Balance Class Energize: Brain & Body Class For seniors dealing with memory loss, additional risk factors include difficulties Our team can help guide your loved one into the program that best suits their needs and risk factors. in finding their way around, processing and responding to situations and communicating their concerns. For more information on our programs and tips for staying active and healthy, please contact our community at 520-648-5583, or visit www.PrestigeCare.com and search Green Valley Prestige Senior Living, L.L.C.