Cruising furniture

We had some training this morning on the "Fear of Falling". We work with a lot of elderly people who have fallen or are worried about falling. "Cruising furniture" is when a person moves around the room holding onto different pieces of furniture. It was interesting thinking about why a person would fall.... a change in medication, hearing and balance problems, faulty equipment (walking sticks), steep steps or stairs, bad lighting and clutter in the home. Recovering from a fall can be a long and painful process.