On January 29, 2024, Claremont Manor, an assisted living and skilled nurse facility, allowed WesternU’s College of Graduate Nursing and its partners a wonderful opportunity to show care while providing health screening and information to its residents at a special health fair. Residents of the Manor met with a team of students to evaluate their health and assess for fall risk. Nursing students played a crucial role in taking residents’ vitals, including manual blood pressure, temperature, pulse oximetry readings, and assisting in obtaining a medical history.
Older adult participation in health screenings and assessments is increased when hosted in a familiar location, such as this one at Claremont Manor highlighting the importance of community health partnerships. Falls are the third leading cause of chronic disability with one in four senior citizens experiencing a fall annually *. WesternU’s College of Graduate Nursing’s participation in this special health fair, and other similar events, help ensure that our vulnerable population of older adults receive information and support to increase their health and decrease their fall risk.
Read more about this special event on WesternU News.
* Bergen G, Stevens MR, Burns ER. Falls and Fall Injuries Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:993–998. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6537a2