Stylish Essentials for Independent Living & Aging in Place- Be Safe Plus Spotlight on Safety & Wellness

Now and then we all need a little extra support.  As we age it might not be as easy as it used to be to get up and down from chairs, beds, etc. or we need to grab on to something to steady ourselves.   A fall resulting in a broken bone can be devastating with the results being no longer able to live independently in your own home. 

Some statistics about falls from the CDC -Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

• One out of three adults age 65 and older falls each year.
• Among those age 65 and older, falls are the leading cause of injury death. They are also the most common cause of nonfatal injuries and hospital admissions for trauma
• In 2007, over 18,000 older adults died from unintentional fall injuries
• The death rates from falls among older men and women have risen sharply over the past decade.
• In 2009, 2.2 million nonfatal fall injuries among older adults were treated in emergency departments and more than 581,000 of these patients were hospitalized
• In 2000, direct medical costs of falls totaled a little over $19 billion—$179 million for fatal falls and $19 billion for nonfatal fall injuries.

There are some stylish solutions to outfitting your home and/or bathrooms with Grab Bars.  Anyone who must rely on a grab bar to get in and out of the bathtub or help them navigate around a bathroom no longer must have a bathroom with a hospital look. Grab bars have never been so stylish and can be hidden in plain sight disguised as a towel rack, toilet paper holder, or soap dish. The Invisia Collection of grab bars  by HealthCraft Products  is one solution to gain an added element of safety in bathrooms without sacrificing style.  Grab Bars have come a long way over the years.  They do not have to be institutional looking and can make the significant difference of preventing slips and falls.   Please contact us  to discuss what other options are available in outfitting your bathroom or other rooms in your home with Independent Living aids to help prevent injury and allowing comfortable aging in place.      Be Safe Plus LLC    Sales@Be SafePlus.com  -  973-928-2907 Click Here to see more Health Craft Products