Fall
Prevention Resources
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Products
and Catalogs
Note: We
do not endorse any of the following products or catalogs. We are including them
for the reader to investigate and decide what fits their individual needs.
Products, phone numbers and websites do change but to the best of our knowledge
were accurate at the time of writing.
Abledata
- National database of assistive devices and rehabilitation equipment
www.abledata.com
(800) 227-0216
AliMed
- The Help at Home catalog has health
care products
www.alimed.com
(800) 225-2610
Bathroom
Systems - Many
companies provide modular shower units and walk in baths:
Best
Bath Systems
www.bestbath.com
(800) 727-9907
Home
Living Solutions
www.homelivingsolutions.com
(800) 320-8182
Independent
Living USA
www.independentlivingusa.com
(800) 403-7409
Premier
Baths
www.premier-bathrooms.com
(800) 578-2899
Safety
Tubs
www.safetytubs.com
(877) 304 2800
Bruce
Medical Supply - The small “grab-it”
grab bar and “auto touch lamps” are available among many other
useful items
www.brucemedical.com
1 800 225-8446
Diadot
Disability Solutions - Sells
and installs grab bars in addition to many other home adaptive assistive equipment
(located in northern New
Jersey)
www.diadot.com
(973) 875-5669
Dynamic
Living - Useful products
to make living at home a little easier
www.Dynamic-Living.com
(888) 940-0605
Fall
Alert Devices:
American
Medical Alarms
(800) 542-0438
Medical
Alert Alarm System
(800) 906-0872
Life
Alert
(800) 815-5922
Philips
Lifeline
(800) 380-3111
FirstStreet
for Boomers and Beyond - Catalog
of useful products
www.firststreetonline.com
(800) 704-1209
Independent
Living Aids Inc.
- Catalog offers magnifiers, lamps, and range of communication products
www.independentlivingaids.com
(800) 537-2118
Jeffers
Pet Catalog
www.jefferspet.com
(800) 533-3377
MaxiAids
Catalog - Offers adaptive products
designed for visually, hearing and physically impaired
www.maxiaids.com
(800) 522-6294
Miles
Kimball - Useful gadgets
www.mileskimball.com
(800) 546-2255
PersonCare.net - An online store whose site offers tips, information, and products to aid caregivers and products to assist with activities of daily living
www.personcare.net
(800) 609-7967
Sears
Health and Wellness Catalog
www.searshealthandwellness.com
(800) 326-1750
Silvert’s
- The
"Easy-Wear, Easy-Care Clothing Company"; Clothing for easy dressing and special
needs
www.silverts.com
(800) 387-7088
Walking
Cane Company - Presents stylish
canes and accessories
www.walkingcanepeople.com
(888) 399-4870
Publications
Age-Defying
Fitness; Making the Most of Your Body for the Rest of Your Life
Marilyn Moffat, PT, PhD, FAPTA,
Carole B. Lewis, PT, PhD, FAPTA, 2006.
Aging
Deliberately - Former
Seattle Times columnist Liz Taylor provides information on various topics
to help us age well
www.agingdeliberately.com
Fall
Proof: A
Comprehensive Balance and Mobility Training Program, Debra
J. Rose 2003.
FOLO
Families of Loved Ones - Quarterly
magazine devoted to strategies and resources for caregivers; Published by
Cantwell Media LLC
www.familiesoflovedones.com
Lighthouse,
Vision Connection - Information
about low vision and other vision resources
www.lighthouse.org
1800 829-0500
Osteoporosis,
An Exercise Guide, Margie
Bessiginger, MS, PT 1998.
Strong
Women, Strong Bones, Miriam
E. Nelson PhD, Everything you need to know to prevent, treat and beat osteoporosis.
2000.
Strong
Women Stay Young,
Miriam E. Nelson, PhD 2000.
The New Old Age - Jane Gross, columnist for the New York Times, provides a blog on caring for aging adults in the Twenty-First Century
newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com
Walk
Tall, An Exercise Program for the Prevention, and Treatment of Osteoporosis,
Sara Meeks, PT, GCS 1999.
Groups
and Associations
American
Association of Retired Persons (AARP) - Useful
free publications include Your Physical Activities
Booklet and Relationships with your Physician
www.aarp.org
(888) 687-2277
Administration
On Aging - Information
on home repair programs, tax rebates, fall pendants, support groups and more
www.aoa.gov
Find your local service by calling (800) 677-1116 or check your phone book
for the local Division On Aging
American
Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org
(800) 342-2383
American
Geriatric Society
- Mission is to improve the health, independence and quality of life of all
older people; Provides useful links
www.americangeriatrics.org
(212) 308-1414
American
Medical Association
- Information includes help finding a doctor
www.ama-assn.org
(800) 621-8335
American
Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
- Information includes help finding a local occupational therapist (OT)
www.aota.org
(301) 652-2682 or (800) 377-8555
American
Physical Therapy Association (APTA) - Information
includes help finding a local physical therapist (PT)
www.apta.org
(800) 999-2782
American
Society on Aging -
Information and links on aging
www.asaging.org
(800) 537-9728
American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Material on hearing and balance and links to relevant products
www.asha.org
(800) 638-8255
Brain
Injury Association of New
Jersey - Fall prevention information
in the "Heads Up!" section
www.bianj.org
(800) 669-4323
Children
of Aging Parents -
National nonprofit with a mission to provide caregivers with
information on healthcare
www.caps4caregivers.org
(800) 227-7294
Fall
Prevention
Center
of Excellence - Mission is
to identify best practices in fall prevention and to help communities offer
fall prevention programs
www.stopfalls.org
(213) 740-1364
Home
Safety Council - Mission is to educate
people of all ages to be safe in and around the house
www.homesafetycouncil.org
(888) 245-1527
Mayo
Clinic - Information on many topics
including osteoporosis and exercise
www.mayoclinic.com
National
Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org
(800) 283-7800
National
Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
- Help locating a local geriatric care manager to organize and oversee care
giving services
www.caremanager.org
(520) 881-8008
National
Center
for Injury Prevention and Control - Information, fact sheets and
brochures about falls
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/preventadultfalls.htm
National
Council on Aging -
Contact organization to improve seniors' lives; Develops The
Falls Free Coalition, a group of National organizations and state
coalitions working to reduce the growing number of falls and fall-related
injuries among older adults
www.ncoa.org
(202) 479-1200
National
Family Caregivers Association
- Helpful site for those caring for an older or disabled relatives
www.thefamilycaregiver.org
(800) 896-3650
National
Institute
of Health
/ National Institute On Aging
- Information on health and aging; Request
the free booklet: Exercise: A Guide from the National Institute
on Aging
www.nih.gov/nia
(800) 222-2225
National
Institutes of Health, Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disease -
Request a free booklet on bone health
www.osteo.org
(800) 624-2663
National
Parkinson Foundation
- Request a free booklet on dealin with Parkinson's disease
www.parkinson.org
(800) 327-4545
National
Resource
Center
for SafeAging, (NRCSA)
- Increases awareness about injuries among older Americans
www.safeaging.org
(619) 594-0986
National
Resource
Center
on Supportive Housing and Home Modifications -
Information on housing modification and pertinent links
www.homemods.org
(213) 740-1364