Falls are the leading cause of death from injury in persons over 65. Yet, falls need not be an inevitable part of aging. As senior care specialists, the TLC Health Care Services home care team conducts a personalized fall risk assessment in the patient’s home, and follows up with an individualized care plan designed to impact identified risk factors.

The BEST Effort Fall Risk Program
Our Fall Risk Reduction Program brings Balance, Education, and Safety Training to homebound patients. A fall risk screen is administered, and then a comprehensive plan is developed for each patient, addressing his/her individual fall risk factors.

TLC Health Care Services partners together their teams of therapists and nurses to develop solutions that reduce homebound patients risk of falling.
 
The following are listed among the problems that contribute to falls:
Dizziness
Weakness
Gait & balance issues
Medication interactions & effects
Visual loss
Depression
Cognitive factors
Home safety and in-home hazards

Our physical therapists, occupational therapists, medical social workers and nurses work directly with the patient’s own physician to create an individualized plan to reduce his/her risk of falling.
Strengthening and balance re-training
Visual compensation
Footware, orthotics, and safety equipment
Home modifications
Medication profiling and teaching
Cognitive retraining / Compensation
Activities of Daily Living

Safety training

If you know of a senior who has difficulty leaving home, he/she may qualify for Home Health Services covered by Medicare. Contact the TLC Health Care Services family of companies office location nearest you to learn more. 

TLC Health Care Services is one of the nation’s largest providers of Medicare home health care services, and specializes in care for the elderly.