Older Adult Falls
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Falls are a threat to the health of older adults and can reduce their ability to remain independent.
However, falls aren’t something that just happens when you age, there are proven ways to reduce falls.
New Releases
- Implementation of the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries Initiative (STEADI) in Primary Care: An Outcome Evaluation
- The Potential to Reduce Falls and Avert Costs by Clinically Managing Fall Risk
- Reducing Fall Risk in Older Adults
- Estimating the Economic Burden Related to Older Adult Falls by State.Medical Costs of Fatal and Nonfatal Falls in Older Adults
- Falls and Fall Injuries Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, 2014
- The Direct Costs of Fatal and Non-Fatal Falls among Older Adults – United States
Expert Commentary
Stand STEADI: Fall Prevention in a Geriatric Emergency Department
Geriatric Emergency Departments have undergone a new standard for improved care, thanks to recently-created guidelines and criteria. Learn how St. Joseph’s Health prevents falls among older adults.
Additional Resources
- Older Adult Falls: CDC Feature Article
- Staying Safe with Falls Prevention Awareness Day
- Taking Steps to Prevent Falls Podcasts:
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- Keeping Seniors Safe Podcasts: Listen (0:59) (3:50)
- Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury
- Violence Prevention: Elder Abuse
- Motor Vehicle Safety: Older Adult Drivers
- Page last reviewed: October 11, 2016
- Page last updated: October 11, 2016
- Content source:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
- Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention