US EditionOlder adults in the US are increasingly dying from unintentional falls
- As housing prices rise across the country, older adults living on fixed incomes are finding themselves increasingly vulnerable to experiencing housing instability and homelessness.
- In 2024, 146,000 of the 770,000 people experiencing homelessness on a single night were 55 years or older, and this number is expected to triple by 2030 if support services don't rise to meet the growing need.
- Death rates from falls for older adults in the US have risen significantly, with more than 41,000 retirement-age Americans dying from falls in 2023, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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More than 41,000 retirement-age Americans died of falls in 2023. Here are tips to help prevent it.
From 2003 to 2023, the death rate for falls increased more than 70% for adults ages 65 to 74, and more than 75% for those aged 75 to 84. It more than doubled for seniors 85 and older, according to CDC data.
Older adults in the U.S. are increasingly dying from unintentional falls
Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, and white people account for the vast majority of the deaths. That's according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that was published Wednesday.
'I don't have time to grieve.' More seniors in the Berkshires face housing instability, homelessness
A growing number of older adults in the Berkshires are facing housing instability, often triggered by the death of a spouse, rising living costs or unexpected health issues. Many are living on fixed incomes and struggling to find affordable, accessible…
New red alarm for America: 1 in 56 older adults die due to unintentional fall; 41,000 in 2023
More than 41,000 retirement-age Americans died of falls in 2023, the most recent year for which final statistics based on death certificates are available. That suggests that falls were blamed in about 1 of every 56 deaths in older Americans that year
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