A new St. Cloud shop dedicated entirely to keeping older adults safe and steady on their feet is set to open inside the Music Mall at 619 West Saint Germain Street. Supplying Seniors, owned by longtime St. Cloud-area caregiver Abdikadir “Abdi” Abdinasir, focuses on senior home safety and mobility, and it's timing its debut with a free public event built around one of the most stubborn health risks facing older Minnesotans: falling.
The St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting at the store on Friday, November 13th, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., with Mayor Jake Anderson expected to attend, according to KNSI. The following morning, Supplying Seniors will host a free fall-safety event open to the public, running from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. On its website, the business describes itself as caregiver-owned and operated, and it lists its physical store address as 619 West Saint Germain Street in St. Cloud.
Live Demos of Fall-Prevention Gear
Seniors, families, and caregivers attending the November 14th event can watch live demonstrations of products designed to help prevent falls, including PeriChair, Brighton fall-prevention pendants, and StairAssist walkers, per the KNSI report. The hands-on format gives attendees a chance to see how the equipment works before deciding what might help at home. Supplying Seniors currently lists its store hours as Monday through Friday from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on its website.
The push to prevent falls isn't just a local pitch — it reflects a well-documented public health problem. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says falls are the top cause of injury for people 65 and older, with about one in four older adults reporting a fall each year, the station's report notes.
The Numbers Behind the Urgency
In Minnesota, the toll is significant. Falls among adults 65 and older led to about 12,000 hospitalizations and 30,000 emergency department visits in 2024, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. The agency also reports that falls among older adults caused around 1,350 deaths in the state in 2023.
State data shows the trend has generally been moving in the wrong direction. Since 2016, the number of hospital-treated falls among Minnesota adults 65 and older has generally increased, aside from a drop in 2020, the health department says. Slipping, tripping, or stumbling accounted for about 70 percent of fall-related hospitalizations among older adults in that same period, and the agency notes that falls among older adults cost the state more than $700 million in 2014, a figure attributed to the CDC. Minnesota has the second-highest rate of deaths due to falls among older adults in the nation, trailing only Wisconsin, according to the health department.
Part of a Broader Conversation on Aging in Place
Supplying Seniors isn't the only effort in the region aimed at helping older residents navigate aging safely. Celebrate Aging, an educational community event for adults 55 and older in Central Minnesota, brings together vendors covering health care, housing, fitness, travel, and safety, according to Leighton Events. That event charges just a $1 at-will donation at the door. Whether it functions as a direct counterpart to the Supplying Seniors event isn't established, but both reflect a growing local focus on helping seniors stay independent and safe at home.
For now, the spotlight is on the Music Mall storefront, where the ribbon cutting and fall-prevention demonstrations mark the formal launch of a business built around a caregiver's firsthand experience with the risks older adults face every day.
