The reads

Every article on the desk, grouped by section, each with the line that says what it answers. New to the site? Start here for the reading order.

• Mom Fell Again. Write Down Where the Trip Broke Down.
  A quiet six-stop record can show her physician what keeps going wrong between the bed and the toilet.2026-09-13
• Mom Almost Fell but Caught Herself. Count the Save.
  A hand on the dresser, a hard sit on the toilet or a grab at the doorframe can show you where the night trip is beginning to fail.2026-09-13
• Did a Medicine Change Make Mom’s Night Bathroom Trip Less Steady?
  When the pillbox changes and the night walk changes with it, record the connection and take a precise account to her physician.2026-09-13
• Where Does the Night Bathroom Trip Start Going Wrong?
  Walk the route one stop at a time to find the first place where your mother needs more support than the room gives her.2026-09-12
• Is Mom Losing Her Balance When She Turns at Night?
  Walk the bed-to-toilet route with her and look for the exact turn where her feet, hands or attention stop keeping up.2026-09-12
• Mom keeps falling at night, what should I do
  Mom keeps falling at night: what you do tonight, in this order. Stay if a fall just happened, then lights, route, shoes, phone, sit-and-count, write the falls down, call the doctor2026-09-11
• Mom fell getting up to go to the bathroom at night
  Mom fell getting up to go to the bathroom at night: the edge of the bed, the sit-and-count before she stands, what to write down about this fall, and what to ask her doctor about b2026-09-11
• Mom fell and hit her head but says she's fine
  Mom fell and hit her head but says she's fine: you still go tonight, 911 if she cannot get up or you cannot tell, what to write down, and why the CDC says see the doctor right2026-09-11
• Is it normal for elderly parents to fall a lot
  Is it normal for elderly parents to fall a lot? Common, yes. Nothing to do, no. NIA's one in four, the CDC's doubled risk after one fall, the four prevention buckets, and what is y2026-09-11
• How to keep my mother from falling out of bed
  How to keep my mother from falling out of bed: two events families mix up, the CDC sequence for standing up, the NIA bedroom list you can change tonight, and why this desk will not2026-09-11
• How many falls before you need in-home care
  How many falls before you need in-home care? There is no number. CDC scores one fall at two of four Stay Independent points; NIA lists falls among signs extra support may be needed2026-09-11
• Fall alert button for an elderly parent who lives alone
  A fall alert button for an elderly parent who lives alone: what the pendant, watch, speaker, phone and 7am call actually do on the bathroom floor at 2am, what they cost her, and wh2026-09-11
• Elderly mother keeps falling, what does it mean
  Elderly mother keeps falling: what it means, and what it does not. Nobody who has not examined her can say. NIA's cause list turned into questions you write down for her doctor, 202026-09-11
• Dad fell and couldn't get up until morning
  Dad fell and couldn't get up until morning: what you do now, when it is a 911 call, what to tell the dispatcher about how long he was down, the six details to write down, and 2026-09-11
• Bed alarm for an elderly parent
  A bed alarm for an elderly parent: what a pressure pad, motion sensor or floor mat can tell you, what it cannot, and why it only helps if a reader is already in the house, 2026.2026-09-11
• Why does my mom fall more at night
  Why an elderly mother falls more at night: the dark route from bed to bathroom, the hurry, blood pressure that drops on standing, bedtime medicines and backless slippers, each with2026-09-10
• Should mom be alone at night after a fall
  Should mom be alone at night after a fall? Eight yes-or-no questions about the floor, the bathroom trip, the phone, the fear and who is fifteen minutes away, and what each answer p2026-09-10
• Overnight caregiver for an elderly parent
  Overnight caregiver for an elderly parent, how it works: awake overnight versus sleeping overnight, what a 10pm to 7am shift looks like hour by hour, why Medicare does not pay for 2026-09-10
• Night lights and grab bars
  Night lights and grab bars for an elderly parent's bathroom: the CDC's home fall-prevention checklist turned into a shopping list and one Saturday afternoon, stop by stop2026-09-10
• Mom fell three times this month
  Mom fell three times this month: the one sentence that makes a fall count in her doctor's appointment, the CDC fall-risk self-check she can fill in while you wait, the medicin2026-09-10
• Home assessment St. Louis County
  Fall prevention home assessment in St. Louis County: the phone list for west county families, from 911 and the fire district non-emergency lines to Aging Ahead, the city's Are2026-09-10
• Elderly parent can't get up after a fall
  What to do when an elderly parent can't get up after falling at night: the first ten minutes in order, when it is a 911 call, how she gets up if she can, and the six details t2026-09-10
• Dad refuses to wear his life alert
  Dad refuses to wear his life alert: the alternatives families use when the pendant lives in a drawer, from watches and wall buttons to bed sensors, scheduled calls and a person in 2026-09-10