Home Depot, Loweâs, and Sears may sell the most large appliances in the U.S.âand Walmart the most small onesâbut they arenât necessarily customer favorites.
1 Falls are the leading cause of death due to injury among the elderly 87% of all fractures in the elderly are due to falls.  Falls account for 25% of all hospital admissions, and 40% of all nursing home admissions 40% of those admitted do not return to independent living; 25% die within a year.
1 The leading causes of death for seniors aged 65 and older were chronic diseases, consisting of heart disease, stroke, dementia, lower respiratory diseases, urinary system diseases, diabetes and selected cancers, namely lung, breast, prostate and colorectal (Fig. 3.11).