The Milken Institute has developed a blueprint to help senior living providers group and evaluate the deluge of falls ...

A fall prevention program for older adults offered benefits across two health systems with varied operations, volume and staffing with similar results, according to a January study published in ...

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

Patient safety is a top priority in healthcare, and one of the biggest challenges hospitals face is preventing falls. These accidents can lead to longer hospital stays and even serious injury.1 While ...

Falls are the leading cause of injury for seniors, but the Idaho Falls Fire Department says they don’t have to be an ...

Approximately 9 to 10 million people in the U.S. suffer injuries from falls each year, with more than 3 million requiring ...

Each year, more than one in four adults 65 years and older experience a fall. Nationally, that adds up to 3 million emergency department visits, 1 million hospitalizations and 32,000 deaths. Here in ...

In 2016, OSHA passed a final rule expanding the scope of the existing walking and working surface standard for general industry and adding a fall protection standard for general industry; ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The USPSTF recommends exercise and multifactorial interventions such as education and nutrition therapy to ...

“Another way to prevent falls is to take preemptive steps,” Gray-Waites said. “Fall-proof living areas by making sure there are handrails in areas where stairs are being used, removing clutter from ...

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

According to the Centers for Disease Control, falls killed more than 38,000 seniors in 2021, making it the leading cause of ...