It has been sold as a cure for women whose bone density is deteriorating. Or as a preventative measure from this condition. Did you know the leading cause of going to the home, after surgery, is falls. A fall can send you to the nursing home and never to go home. The average stay in a nursing home has increased from 18 months to 2 years. Since this is an average it mean someone recouperating from surgery stays 2-3 weeks and the other end of the average is much longer