Please answer ONE of the following DQ’s. Please provide the questions that is being answered as the heading.

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You are helping a previously independent 85-year-old patient move into an assisted living situation after she experienced a hip fracture. She had wanted to return to her home where she lived alone, but reluctantly agreed to the assisted living facility after being pressured to do so by her daughter.

a. Based on your understanding of the most common causes of falls in the elderly, what kinds of safety measures would you try to implement in her living environment?

b. What factors might make this patient more susceptible to depression. What signs or symptoms would alert you to the possibility of depression?