Cognitive impairment drives elevated fall risk across assisted living and memory care

Dementia and other cognitive issues raise fall frequency by a significant margin Compared with the general older adult population, residents with dementia fall at a much higher rate, given that cognitive impairment affects mobility, judgment, and hazard awareness. In fact, the margin is larger than most care teams expect. For older adults broadly, more than […] The post Cognitive impairment drives elevated fall risk across assisted living and memory care first appeared on SafelyYou .