8500 Bluffstone Cove, Ste A201, Austin, TX 78759
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Fall Reduction Program
Returning Residents to a Meaningful Life
ONR Signature Falls Program Can Reduce Falls in Your Community
Our proven, evidence-based program can provide freedom to your resident population, improve their mobility and get them back to living. We will work shoulder-to-shoulder with your team to greatly reduce falls.
Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries for older Americans.
One in four Americans aged 65+ falls each year.
One out of every 5 falls results in an injury
Falls are the leading cause of fatal injury
Falls are the most common cause of nonfatal trauma-related hospital admissions among older adults.
ONR’s Signature Fall Reduction Program
ONR therapists provide a complete assessment of your resident’s risk for falls. We implement interventions to reduce falls collaboratively. We also work with your community’s staff and provide training on fall reduction. Our goal is to reduce falls in the community as much as 40%!
Your fall reduction program will be a great selling point and value to your community.
A powerful weapon against falls, ONR Includes the Otago exercise program in their treatment regimen.
What is Otago?
- The Otago Exercise Program (Otago) is an evidence-based, balance and strength fall prevention program
- Otago began in New Zealand and was developed, tested, and demonstrated to be most effective for reducing falls and fall-related injuries among high-risk individuals:
- adults more than 80 years of age
- those who have had a previous fall within one calendar year.
Evidence-Based
Evidence-based fall reduction programs for high-risk older adults can produce a net-cost savings of almost nine dollars for each dollar invested.
Programs designed to prevent falls can:
Save hospital admission and long-term care costs
Help older adults living in communities maintain their independence
Help older adults increase their leg strength and improve their balance.
