Seniors
Fact
Of the $125 million in direct costs spent on falls, over $56 million is due to falls among Saskatchewan’s senior population.
Over 80% of injury costs related to seniors are the result of falls.
One in three seniors will fall every year. Half of seniors who fall do so repeatedly.
Senior falls result in close to 3,000 hospitalizations every year, with an average cost of a hospital stay between $19,000 and $20,000.
Click here to see the Top 10 Tips to Reduce your Chance of Having a Fall.
Click here for a link to resource information on seniors’ falls.
To see the Safe Saskatchewan Seniors' Falls Strategy, click here.