Every year, one in three older adults will experience a fall. And the results can be devastating, including broken hips, head injuries and even death. According to Statistics Canada, falls are the leading cause of injury at home. About 63 percent of falls are by seniors. More than half of the falls occurred while people were simply walking or doing household chores. Peak fall times tend to be between 6 a.m. and noon or in early evening.

In some cases, a bad fall can dramatically affect lifestyle and significantly alter your plans of where you will be living in your senior years.

Being able to live in your home, as a senior, is high on most of our wish lists. But just because it is your home, and possibly even a place where you’ve lived for years, doesn’t mean you are safe from injury. Sometimes you can become complacent where you’re most comfortable. And then there are the vulnerabilities that come with age that make us more prone to having an injury occur.