It’s a common scene at any community centre pool: the ceramic tiles and chlorinated fumes, the shallow end filled with seniors in their floral bathing caps, dancing and participating in water aerobics. What you didn’t know is that exercise, such as water aerobics, is actually one of the best ways to reduce slip and fall injuries for seniors. Exercise actually improves balance and coordination and is encouraged (if the activity is safe).
Preventing Injuries
Slip and fall injuries in Ontario are usually preventable if safety precautions and guidelines are followed. Seniors are more likely to seriously injure themselves after a fall, as opposed to young twenty-somethings. It is important for a senior’s home to be as safe as possible, so that falls are less likely to occur and injuries are avoided.
Here are a few tips that will prevent seniors from injuring themselves at home:
- Remove any obstacles that could cause tripping;
- Remove any unnecessary rugs or use double-sided tape underneath the rug;
- Avoid storing objects out of reach;
- Install bars next to the bathtub and shower; and
- Make sure there are handrails and lights in a staircase.
These are only a few preventative suggestions to create a safer home environment for a senior living on their own.
Hiring a Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer
Toronto personal injury lawyers will fight for the compensation that a senior deserves after a slip and fall injury in Ontario if someone was at-fault in the accident. Did an icy sidewalk or a spill in a store cause the accident? If so, contact a Toronto personal injury lawyer to help you with your case today and receive compensation for the injuries sustained.
Sources:
http://www.brainline.org/landing_pages/categories/seniors.html