A new educational model that informs long-term care providers on intervention methods to help reduce falls and fractures in high-risk residents has been found effective in raising awareness 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 ...

Absence of grab bars, tripping hazards and broken flooring in the home environment can significantly amplify the relationship ...

Are you at high risk for falls? If you’re older, the answer is likely yes. This article focuses on fall prevention for the elderly and the steps you can take to stay safe. It’s a topic I never thought ...

OSHKOSH - Two new bills could implement lifting devices and fall prevention and recovery programs in nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Wisconsin. Led by Oshkosh-area public safety ...

Frailty nurse specialist Linda Nazarko advises nurses in general practice and the community on prevention of falls in ...

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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover transformation and innovation across the health care industry. Each year, millions of older adults experience falls, ...

A set of proposals seeking to end falls-related care delays due to policies in assisted living communities and other types of ...

US nursing homes failed to report 43% of major falls, according to a new report and accompanying data snapshot published by a federal watchdog Thursday. The Health and Human Services Office of ...

Silverbirch House Care Home, in Guildford, has had its first workshop of 2026 to discuss Falls Prevention.