There were 2.3 million nonfatal slipping injuries in adults aged 65 and older in 2010 alone (Source: CBS News). Many of these are easily preventable. That’s why we’ve created this list to help you. For older adults, a slip and fall can have a devastating effect on their quality of life, threatening their safety and independence as much as their health. Nonfatal falls pose a serious challenge to older adults. Every 13 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall; every...