Preventing Falls and Injuries in Assisted Living Portland
Senior falls are unfortunately extremely common. For seniors, a simple accident can lead to a harmful, painful, and expensive experience. MorningStar offers seniors in Portland Assisted Living options that prevent and limit falls and other accidents. Seniors experience the most trusted assisted living Portland has to offer seniors in Oregon. Keep reading to find out how MorningStar implements safety practices throughout their senior living communities to prevent falls and injuries for seniors.
How Falls Occur
For seniors, falls easily occur because of decreased mobility and flexibility. This is natural and no one’s fault, but there should be steps taken to prevent unnecessary accidents that can increase immobility and fractures. Falls can happen due to many factors. Inadequate lighting, uneven flooring, complicated routing in buildings, cluttered surroundings, and improper supervision are all contributors to senior falls and injuries.
MorningStar Senior Living vows to offer the safest assisted living Portland has to offer seniors in Oregon. When building their community, MorningStar devoted time to creating interiors that are easy to navigate with big open spaces that still feel like home. Floors are wheelchair and cane accessible and staff is on-site 24/7 to ensure overall safety of residents.
How MorningStar Prevents Falls with AI
MorningStar Assisted Living in Portland utilizes fall prevention programs to reduce the risk of serious injury or death due to falls. On top of keeping the community clutter free and creating easily accessible living spaces, MorningStar has partnered with new safety technology to keep seniors safe. SafelyYou use artificial intelligence, or AI, to detect and prevent falls in seniors. This technology uses cameras that are placed within the community to monitor residents’ movements and can alert staff if a fall or other injury occurs.
The Best Retirement Homes Portland, Oregon, Has to Offer
We have an unmatched commitment to the well-being of our assisted living residents at MorningStar at Laurelhurst. We offer round-the-clock support for their activities of daily living (ADLs), empowering them to maintain their independence. With compassion, our care managers provide medication management and access to licensed nurses. Our retirement communities are thoughtfully crafted with luxury amenities, hospitality services, and wellness programs that nurture new interests, hobbies, and individual needs.
Contact us today at (971) 544-8100 To learn more about MorningStar at Laurelhurst and the outstanding care practices within our senior living and memory care communities. Our staff is happy to answer any questions you have. Our website also provides information on our company’s history, vision, mission, and what sets us apart from other retirement homes in Portland, Oregon.