This section summarizes the findings of fall prevention trials undertaken in older individuals with cognitive impairment conducted in community, residential aged care and hospital settings.

Falls are the leading cause of injury in adults 65 and older – with reports showing about 14 million adults fall each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

About 36 million falls are reported among the elderly each year, resulting in more than 32,000 deaths (This is astounding to me!) About 3 million elderly adults are treated in the ER for a fall injury ...

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand Correspondence to: M M Gardner, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Dunedin School of ...

A new study suggests that the benefits of prescribing anticoagulation drugs to certain older people outweigh the potential risks.

Although fall prevention programs have many proven benefits ... we included the “usual older patient” in a German general practice without further exclusion criteria. We cannot exclude ...

After analyzing data from over two million older ... falls, but they need to be implemented thoughtfully to maintain independence while ensuring safety. Modern approaches to fall prevention ...

By Bob ArnoldA new Brookhaven-based therapy venue is helping people improve their health by addressing balance and foot ...

Every 11 seconds, an elderly person visits the emergency room due to a fall, and every 19 minutes, an older adult dies from fall-related injuries, according to the CDC’s National Center for Injury ...

Prevent Fire and Falls at Home event will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday, February 21, at Lansing Fire Department ...

Fall Prevention in Cognitively Impaired Older People In the community ... specialist geriatric postoperative management. Multimedia patient education with/without allied health follow-up has ...