According to a recent alert from the City of Fort Worth, the harsh reality is that ‘every 11 seconds, an older adult is treated in an emergency room for a fall,’ which is quite the sobering statistic if we’re being honest. And with more than one in four older adults reportedly falling every year in the U.S. – that overconfidence in one’s balance might not be well-placed. The National Council on Aging is stepping up efforts to combat this, by holding an event where older adults can assess their fall risk, reported the City of Fort Worth.