Nursing Homes/ Elderly:

• 53% of the homebound older persons are incontinent, and UI is one of the 10 leading diagnoses among homebound persons. 7
• More than half of all residents in nursing homes are incontinent and it is the second leading cause of institutionalization. 8 9 10
• The elderly need for frequent toileting and/or the urgency to void increases the risk of falls by as much as 26% and bone fracture by as much as 34%. 11 12
• 22% of continent female residents admitted to a long-term care facility became incontinent within one year of admission. 13