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 in Saskatchewan every year. 

Check out a recent report issued by the Centre of Excellence on Mobility, Fall Prevention and Injury in Aging (CEMFIA).

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.

This interesting news clip demonstrates that seniors' falls are a North American concern. Click here to see the clip from Good Morning America.