Reduced Physical Activity
Some safety concerns that nursing homes have regarding their residents can result in restricted physical activity.
Elderly people are at times advised to sit and not walk, or to use wheelchairs when they can still walk on their own. Restricted movement can result in muscle weakness, balance problems and a greater risk of falls over time. These decreases physical activities can also cause a more rapid physical deterioration, which in turn causes more decreases in activity, ending in a downward spiral that can be very difficult to stop.
