1. Christy Nall 4-28-08

2. Mom, look at the article I found about fall prevention.

3. Remember when Ms. Thelma fell last month? She was in the hospital for two weeks and now she is in a nursing home because of her hip injury.

4. It says here that more than 1/3 of older adults 65+ years old fall each year. Source: http://www.cdc.gov/nicpc/factsheets/fallcost.htm

5. It also says that older adults are hospitalized for fall related injuries five times more often than from other injuries. Source: http://www.cdc.gov/nicpc/factsheets/fallcost.htm

6. Here are some easy and simple steps to help prevent falls.