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Design's role in fall prevention
Fall prevention measures can include high-contrast lips on the shower edge and black toilet seats, but these measures often meet with resistance, according to a blog on the Environments for Aging website
Healthcare designers have an important role in fall prevention, according to a blog on the Environments for Aging website. But prevention measures, including high-contrast lips on the shower edge and black toilet seats often meet with resistance for being another sign of aging, wrote Senior Editor Anne DiNardo.
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November 19, 2014
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Interior Design
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