Had a fall last night, from the collection 'Our needs are very small' a series of Ltd edition postcard size photo/poems from our archive. They show the view from older people’s hospital beds, or their accommodation in residential housing. These photos were taken by the participants themselves, or else directed by them. Their words were selected from conversations with each participant – offering sidelong, poetic views on how it feels to be in a care environment.
Slips, trips and falls are a very common cause of accidents with hundreds of thousands of incidents reported each year. Falls often result in serious injury, often to bones and joints, and there are many fatalities, particularly among older people and people at work.
Accidental falls are by far the biggest killer in the home. An estimated 1,000 older people die each year from a fall on stairs. Falls cause the most deaths and long-term health problems among older people. NHS website http://www.nhs.uk
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