The Make My Home Fit fall prevention assessment takes you on a tour of your home to identify potential hazards for falls. As we age, we experience significant reduction in vision, hearing, balance, energy, and stamina. Few people realize the importance that the home environment contributes to compensate for the changes the body experiences.

Reviewing your home to find out how it can prevent falls could prevent you from becoming part of the 1 out of 3 seniors who fall each year and threaten their ability to live independently, often marking the beginning of the end.

The Make My Home Fit Independence assessment takes you on a tour of your home to identify potential Fall Hazards plus potential threats to your independence or ability to live in your own home, and ways your home can make daily activities easier and safer. Research in area of human performance has found many things a home can offer to increase a person’s ability to do daily activities necessary for life and health.

Remaining active is key to good health and longevity, having your home help meet your own physical abilities is vital to remaining active. Most of us take some type of medication and many medications effect balance and stamina even without our realization, to prevent falls and maintain or increase independence, examining your home environment is imperative.