Taken by themselves, the numbers are startling.
About 50 per cent of injury-related hospitalizations for seniors are from falls.
We spend an estimated $962 million a year dealing with the health outcomes from falls.
Falls are responsible for 95.1 per cent of all hip fractures.
One in three seniors is likely to fall at least once per year.
Six Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) had identified falls as a priority and have already implemented comprehensive prevention programs.
Last July the LHIN Collaborative (LHINC) put out its own framework and toolkit, aiming to establish a province-wide strategy on falls.
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