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Fall Prevention In Home Health

Fall prevention is especially critical in the winter when bad weather can make mobility more of a challenge. However, falls rank as a leading cause of death among aging adults all year round. One of the most critical components of our services is fall prevention. We provide recommendations and sometimes exercises to help our clients stay safe at home.

There are several factors that can increase the risk of falling for older adults. These include:

  • hazards in the home or community
  • medication side-effects
  • memory problems
  • balance problems
  • chronic disease
  • poor vision
  • weakness
  • improper footwear

After major medical events, such as surgeries, these factors can make moving around the home much harder than usual. Part of the recovery process for our patients is minimizing their fall risk, whether through therapy or through adjusting things around the home.

We may recommend that a patient does certain exercises to strengthen their balance or help them walk more confidently. We may also recommend that changes are made around the house to help our patient get around safely. Common recommendations include keeping walkways clear of furniture or clutter, especially on staircases, and to either secure rugs and mats with non-slip backings, or to remove them entirely. Another common recommendation is keep lamps within easy reach and add night-lights to outlets so it is easy to see where to walk in low light.

There are many ways to reduce fall risks in the home. Our therapists and nurses are prepared to help our clients make adjustments so they can safely navigate their home. Fall prevention is one of the many services that Haven Home Health offers. Contact us for more information about how we can best help you or your loved one.

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Why Ownership Matters:

At Haven Home Health and Hospice, we are proud to be the last locally-owned, independent, and clinician-led provider of home-based care in our region. While that may sound like a simple fact, it’s actually a defining difference—one that matters deeply to the quality of care our patients receive every day. In recent years, private equity firms and large corporate healthcare chains have rapidly bought out home health and hospice providers across the country, including right here in our community. What we’ve seen in the aftermath is troubling: rapid turnover of staff, shrinking time spent with patients, and decisions driven more by profit margins than by compassion, dignity, and clinical excellence. 

When ownership shifts from caregivers to corporations, priorities shift too. 

We believe healthcare should never be treated like a commodity. That’s why we’ve remained committed to local, clinician-led ownership—because we answer to patients, not shareholders. Our leadership is hands-on, involved, and invested in every life we touch. We believe that meaningful care takes time, intention, and heart—and it starts with the people who make the decisions. As owners who are also licensed clinicians, we understand the weight of the responsibility we carry. Our patients are not numbers in a spreadsheet. They are parents, grandparents, neighbors, and friends. And we believe they deserve the kind of care we’d want for our own families. We will continue to stand against the corporatization of healthcare, and we invite you to stand with us. Whether you’re a patient, a referral partner, or a member of the community, your trust makes it possible for us to preserve something rare and essential in today’s healthcare system: personalized, human-centered care. Because in the end, ownership isn’t just about who signs the papers—it’s about who shows up when it matters most.

– John Ray, Founder

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