Slide 3. Facts About Falls (continued)

- Nursing Facilities
- The average age at admission to a nursing facility is 82.6 years
- Over 50% of those admitted to a nursing facility have three or more admitting diagnoses
- One in two patients in nursing facilities fall every year
- Of those patients who fall, 30-40% will fall again
- People ≥85 years are 10-15 times more likely to experience hip fractures than those people who are 60-65 years
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