Why Do Older People Fall and What Can Be Done?

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I am the OP. Thanks for everyone's comments. My Dad had a doctor's appointment today and found out his blood pressure is too low, and he is getting light headed when he stands up which is probably contributing to falling. Somehow they did not notice this the other day when he was at the ER with the bump on his head, and my Dad did not say anything to us about feeling this way until today's doctor appointment. Hopefully, his medication can be adjusted now to help with this problem. Between my Dad not telling us things and health care people not telling us things and not communicating with each other it's getting to be a lot to coordinate. I really don't know how elderly people navigate all of this.