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Originally Posted by The Phantom Gourmand
"What If I fall in the shower". I say, what if you don't?
You can "what if" yourself to total paranoia. Unless you are having difficulty getting in and out of the tub...now that's a different story. Have you considered one of those medical alert type of devices that you wear around your neck? I believe they have some that are waterproof and can be worn in the shower. It would be close by for any WHAT IF situation.
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Having been in the Durable Medical Equiptment business for more than 35 years, I can tell you the concern is real. Just a few numbers
How big is the problem?
•One out of three adults age 65 and older falls each year,(1) but less than half talk to their healthcare providers about it.
•Among older adults (those 65 or older), falls are the leading cause of injury and death. They are also the most common cause of nonfatal injuries and hospital admissions for trauma.(2)
•In 2010, 2.3 million nonfatal fall injuries among older adults were treated in emergency departments and more than 662,000 of these patients were hospitalized.(2)
•In 2010, the direct medical costs of falls, adjusted for inflation, was $30.0 billion.(4)
More info here:
http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreation...dultfalls.html
I will tell you, the best way to make your bathroom safe is to have any one of a number of very good local comanies come to your home and do an evaluation. (Many insurance plans will cover "some" of the cost, (if you have pre-existing medical conditions).
Keene Medical In Concord is very good.
That cost number is real $30 Billion!