I am an OT(altho I no longer practice in "real life"), and my husband is a PT. We worked/work primarily in home health. We used to assess and teach fall prevention/safety with our non-bedbound patients and their families. Included in that was teaching a person/family how to safely get off of the floor.

You might want to consult a PT for a one or two time instructional visit to assess and teach you. They may even be able to give you easily done activities to help maintain/improve the function you currently have so falls are not so frequent. Knowledge is power!

I am sorry this happened.

Sorry about your fall!

So sorry you fell and then, on top of the fall, couldn't get up
I was falling often and then did an eye therapy PT almost a year ago, for balance. I have not fallen due to balance since last Apr or May. The eye therapy was created by Jeff Hebert at the RMmsC.
Linda

I'm sorry you fell and had trouble getting up.

This is one of those scary things for all of us, isn't it? Especially when we are alone.

Yesterday I was sitting on a small wall (about 15" high) cutting down my tall grasses that surround my deck. I was there for about 20 minutes.
When I attempted to get up, there was no way my legs were going to allow it...I called my golden doodle over to see if I could use him as something to push on to lift myself, but he's too small. I sat there for over 10 minutes, fearing I'd have to wait until DH got home 2 hours later before I would be able to stand.
Finally, I worked my legs into some way that would allow me to stand. It scared me so much...is this my future?