Case study Edith is an 80-year-old female who lives alone independently a largeold terrace house with in steps. She has two supportive sons wholive nearby. She has two cats. Edith isaretired an and still has an active social life with many friends. She has two supportive sons wholive nearby She has two cats. Edith isaretired an and still has an active social life with many friends. She goes out nearly every day either tomeet up with friends or go to the shops.
Edith as experiencing symptoms of dizziness and headaches and feeling unsteady on her feet, which caused her tohavea fear of falling. She exhibited some anxiety about going out of the house in caseshehad afalitha could resu in losing her independence and becoming housebound.
Her past medicalhistory includes hypertension, type2 diabetes, steoarthritis, left total hip replacement and phacoemulsification of the len (cataract surgery). Edith was initially referred to a community matron by her GP