Whatcom County EMS, care managers and community partners push for home-based fall-prevention team
Panelists at an Aging Well Watcom forum urged expanded home assessments, better coordination with primary care and a mobile fall-prevention team to reduce repeat emergency calls among older adults in Whatcom County.
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Whatcom County emergency responders, community paramedics, home‑health providers and social‑service leaders told an Aging Well Watcom panel that more proactive, community‑based follow-up after a fall — including home assessments and better care coordination — could prevent repeated emergency calls and hospitalizations among older adults.
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