This habit is quickest way to end up in a nursing home: physical therapist

This news is off the rocker.

“If you’re wondering what the quickest way to end up in a nursing home is, I’ll tell you what I see every week,” physical therapist John Thompson ( @thefalldoc ), who specializes in home healthcare.

While you might be thinking the culprit is a bad fall, Thompson says the harm comes from a seemingly innocuous habit.

“If you’re wondering what the quickest way to end up in a nursing home is, I’ll tell you what I see every week,” physical therapist John Thompson said. TikTok/@thefalldoc

“Working with countless patients who hit a point where their families have no choice but to put them in a nursing home, every single one of them has this one thing in common,” he cautioned, with the words “harmless now, nursing home later” floating above him on the video.

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