Falling is the greatest concern the elderly have when considering purchasing a Medical Alert Device. If you or a loved one lives alone and falls down the stairway and is injured or falls and can’t get up, what will you do? The best way to get help is with our EZ CARE PLUS Medical Alert System. Consider these fall statistics from the National Council on Aging:

• One in four Americans aged 65+ falls each year.
• Every 11 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall; every 19 minutes, an older adult dies from a fall.
• Falls are the leading cause of fatal injury and the most common cause of nonfatal trauma-related hospital admissions among older adults.
• Falls result in more than 2.8 million injuries treated in emergency departments annually, including over 800,000 hospitalizations and more than 27,000 deaths.
• In 2015, the total cost of fall injuries was $50 billion. Medicare and Medicaid shouldered 75% of these costs.
• The financial toll for older adult falls is expected to increase as the population ages and may reach $67.7 billion by 2020.

The National Council on Aging also tells us that alls for older Americans or the disabled impact their quality of life. Whether they just fear falling or have experienced falling, their social life and other activities become limited. This can lead to a decrease in physical and mental health, depression, feelings of helplessness, and social isolation. Review the features and benefits of the EZ CARE PLUS MEDICAL ALERT SYSTEM and you will agree it is a life save for older adults.