Falls are one of the most common reasons older adults are treated in the emergency department, and many patients are ...

Falls are a common occurrence among older adults, with one in four individuals over the age of 65 experiencing a fall each year. These falls can lead to a range of injuries, including broken bones and ...

A fall prevention program for older adults offered benefits across two health systems with varied operations, volume and ...

July 19, 2010 — A fall-prevention program is not shown to be effective in reducing falls among high-risk, cognitively intact older persons, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial ...

Brace yourself for the following fact: one out of four adults aged 65 years and older fall every year. Unfortunately, one incident of taking a tumble means the chances of it happening again will ...

BENTON, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HD Nursing, the leading patient safety solution that combines predictive analytics with individualized fall and pressure injury prevention, underscores the critical need ...

OSHKOSH ― The city is doubling up on its fall prevention programs. The website, which can be found at https://bit.ly/OshFallPrevention, provides information and ...

Objective The effect of fall prevention exercise programmes in residential aged care (RAC) is uncertain. This paper reports on an intervention component analysis (ICA) of randomised controlled trials ...

Canada’s population is getting older, and falls are one of the major risks for seniors — leading to disability, chronic pain ...

FOUR SPORTS. IT’S A FEAR MANY PEOPLE MAY DEVELOP AS THEY GET OLDER. THE FEAR OF FALLING. AND NOW ONE SOUTH CAROLINA HOME HEALTH CARE COMPANY IS USING A NEW PROGRAM TO TEACH SENIORS HOW TO STAY SAFE ...