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Don’t get “tripped up” in your own home! Stay safe!

Doesn’t everyone want to live as independently as possible at home? For most of us home is a personal collection of memories.  It's filled with our most prized possessions and comfortable belongings, but are we truly safe in this familiar place?

 Here are some tips from our Occupational Therapist to minimize your fall risk at home and keep you or your loved one safe:

 

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Rita Levey, OTR/L Rita Levey OTR/L graduated from New York University with a Masters of Arts in Occupational Therapy. Since then, she has received several awards for her leadership and service and loves to participate in postgraduate work. Rita has over 25 years of experience and is now the director of our In-Home Occupational Therapy Program! Rita has extensive experience that ranges working with patients who’ve had injuries to their hand, spinal cord, brain, neurologic dysfunction, stroke recovery, MS, Parkinson’s, and the severely disabled.

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