Healthcare professionals and community groups met in Sudbury last week to work on a billion dollar problem — the annual cost of treating seniors in Ontario who fall and hurt themselves.
Last year, 5,600 seniors in the northeast were taken to hospital because of a fall, and 1,200 of those patients had to be admitted for care.
“It's a big problem because it's the most common cause of injury amongst seniors,” said Terry Tilleczek, the senior director for the Northeast Local Health Integration Network.
Healthy Living manager Brenda Marshall from the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, one of the presenters said: “We all are offering programs, perhaps in silos, and now it's time for all of us to work together to come up with common strategies,”
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