For assisted living facilities, we offer SimplyFit-Otago©, a unique multi-level group balance retraining program that closely follows a New Zealand program that reduced falls 35% with community dwelling adults over 75 years of age. The group and individual versions of the SimplyFit-Otago© program were developed by us for the US market in a 6-month human research project conducted at a supportive living facility in Bolingbrook, Illinois. The group version is led by specially trained exercise physiologists who complete a diary each week that allows us to track the progress of each participant.

Each week the group leaders conduct a patented test of one of the 4 key muscle groups to obtain a strength measurement without causing fatigue for the participant. These measurements are recorded in the exercise diary and then are entered monthly into our master falls database that we use for on-going analysis and fine tuning of the program.

Using these measurements, a report (sample below) calculates changes in strength and endurance for each participant and are intended to be shared with management, family members and the resident themselves. These reports also show declines in strength that may require attention by a medical professional. When the participant hits a certain performance threshold as computed by the database, they are promoted to the next higher level and are given a framed certificate of accomplishment for their efforts.

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