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— A first fall often leads to a cycle of injury, reduced mobility, social isolation (loneliness), deteriorated nutritional status and more falls.

Healthy aging, who doesn’t want that? You prefer to remain independent for as long as possible so that you can keep control of how you fill in this phase of life. Yet something ‘simple’ like a fall can prevent this. Fall accidents are the leading cause of emergency room (ED) visits among the over-65s.