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For your health: Elderly, family can lower risk of falls
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Every year in the United States, 1 out of 3 adults ages 65 and older experience a fall. In 2013, 2.5 million older adults were treated in emergency departments for non-fatal falls. Of those, 734,000 were admitted to the hospital.