In 2021 according to the C.D.C., 1,650 Ohioans died after falling.
Fire and ems crews across the country have noticed and that includes in Akron where not only noticed that they were spending significant resources on making runs, city-wide, for falls but they also noticed a disturbing trend, according to Mike Fuller from Akron Fire and EMS, about the specifics of the calls.
Fuller works the REACH program full time and makes contact with older adults who have fallen and called 911 for help, and if they are willing, he’ll assess the fall dangers that exist in a home and then, free of charge, provide a simple fix or two, like a grab bar on a flight of stairs, or by the shower or the tub.“A lot of people don’t ever realize until they have an accident, and maybe they are in rehab and they realize when they get home they don’t want to fall in the shower again,” he said.
The program was initially fueled by referrals, but now as seniors across the area have heard about the program they are calling before they actually have a fall and that includes Milan Korona. Lakewood Assistant Chief Nicholas Sambula watched as the number of calls continued to increase and put that fact together with other factors in the city and realized a fall prevention program had the potential to be successful.
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