Clinical Resources
The STEADI initiative provides a streamlined approach to assist healthcare providers in implementing the American and British Geriatrics Societies’ clinical practice guideline for fall prevention.
The initiative includes a toolkit with materials to help healthcare providers screen, assess, and intervene to reduce fall risk among their older patients. Download the materials below, or order hard copies from CDC-INFO on Demand. Additionally, based on experiences of early adopters, STEADI now offers resources for Outpatient, Inpatient, and Pharmacy Care settings.
This tool walks healthcare providers through assessing a patient’s fall risk, educating patients, selecting interventions, and following up.
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This small, easy-to-use tool walks healthcare providers through key points of fall prevention.
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Offers a checklist providers and patients can use to check for risk of falling.
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These documents provide discussion topics to encourage open dialogue with older patients on fall risk and prevention.
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This checklist allows healthcare providers to summarize an older patient’s fall risk.
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Use this form to refer a patient to a specialist for gait and mobility problems or for other medical problems that may increase his or her risk of falling.
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This wall chart helps healthcare providers determine who in their practice will be responsible for conducting fall risk assessments, delivering interventions, and providing education to older patients.
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Use this form to recommend community programs to your older patients to increase their strength and balance. An example of such a program is Tai Chi.
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Case Studies
Mrs. Booker, a low-risk patient who has come in for a wellness visit.
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Mr. Ying, a medium-risk patient who has been limiting his activities.
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Mrs. Parker, a high-risk patient who had a recent fall.
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Use this test to assess a patient’s leg strength and endurance. See our simple instructions, and watch the short video on how to conduct the test.
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Watch How to Conduct the Test (2:08)
Use this test to assess a patient’s balance. See our simple instructions, and watch the short video on how to conduct the test.
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Watch How to Conduct the Test (2:06)
Use this test to assess a patient’s mobility. See our simple instructions, and watch the short video on how to conduct the test.
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Watch How to Conduct the Test (1:28)
Use this tool to determine if a patient may have postural hypotension.
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Learn how medication management can reduce falls.
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Use this framework to conduct a medication review to help prevent older adult falls.
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Learn how medication management can reduce falls.
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Learn which modifiable risk factors you should focus on first to prevent falls among your patients.
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Learn how serious a problem falls are for older adults.
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Take steps to prevent falls and help your patients stay healthy, active, and independent longer.
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