'Sthira' is an elderly mobility and fall-prevention program that hopes to ensure a fall-free life for our elderly. 

Objectives 

1) Create awareness about the risk of elderly falls, associated injuries and impact on quality of life.

2) Make elderly fall-risk assessment a routine part of medical practice and geriatric care.

3) Empower communities to screen their elderly and homes to minimize fall risk.

Impact

Approximately 1 in 4 elderly fall every year and 1 in four falls result in injury (source STEAD, CDC, Atlanta). The free web-app helps elderly and their loved ones self-assess their risk of fall and suggests general measures to reduce this risk. 

Fall risk-assessment  self-assessment addresses a globally neglected part of elderly care - fall prevention and elderly mobility. Mobility is critical to preserve elderly health and falls are a very significant event in our elderly's lives. Beyond adverse cardiac or respiratory events, people above 60 years of age face accelerated and significant risk of fall. Majority of falls beyond this age often result in permanent loss of independent, severe fractures requiring expense hospitalization and traumatic surgery, and even loss of life. 

The application makes fall-risk self-assessment and fall prevention a part and parcel of every elderly's life. These measures are easy to implement. Using this simple tool elderly can detect risk factors in their person and their living spaces. Self-screening can add life to their years, prevent unnecessary suffering and improve quality of their life. 

We hope this tool will help elderly globally - 

1. Live independent lives

2. Stay fit and healthy

3. Avoid live threatening falls

4. Avoid fracture surgery

5. Participate and guide community activities.