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Why traditional safety alarms are not enough outdoors

Traditional safety alarms are often limited to indoor use and lack features to manage outdoor risks, increasing danger in case of falls or disorientation.

What does a fall cost municipalities?

Falls cost society billions every year. For municipalities, each fall often leads to long-term increases in care costs and resource use.

How municipalities can reduce falls with welfare technology

Municipalities can reduce falls by combining preventive work with welfare technology that improves monitoring, safety, and response times.

Medications that cause dizziness and fall risk

Several common medications can cause dizziness, affect balance, and increase the risk of falls, especially in older adults and when multiple drugs are combined.

Dizziness – causes, symptoms and when it is serious

Dizziness is a common symptom with many possible causes, ranging from harmless to more serious conditions. It may increase the risk of falls, especially in older adults.

What Is Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo?

BPPV causes brief episodes of spinning dizziness triggered by head movements and may increase the risk of falls, especially in older adults.

Types of dizziness in older adults – what do the symptoms mean?

Dizziness in older adults can have multiple causes and present as spinning, unsteadiness, or near-fainting. All types may increase the risk of falls.

Symptoms of Macular Degeneration in the Macula

Macular degeneration in the macula reduces central vision and may increase fall risk in older adults. Detailed vision is affected while peripheral vision is usually preserved.

What Is Macular Degeneration in the Macula?

Macular degeneration is an age-related disease that affects the macula in the retina, reduces central vision, and may increase fall risk in older adults. Detailed vision is impaired while peripheral vision is usually preserved.

Symptoms of Glaucoma (Green Cataract)

Glaucoma, also called green cataract, causes gradual visual field loss that is often detected late and may increase fall risk in older adults.

What Is Glaucoma (Green Cataract)?

Glaucoma, also called green cataract, is an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and gradually reduces the visual field. It mainly affects peripheral vision and is often detected late, which may increase fall risk in older adults.