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 a serious public health problem globally, particularly in acute care hospitals, where hospitalized patients are at high risk for falls and may experience adverse outcomes such as prolonged ...

Falls pose a significant risk to older adults, often resulting in injuries that lead to other health problems, decreased independence, and a lower quality of life. They also pose a considerable burden ...

LEAD could reduce falls. But at the same time, the White House is aggressively moving to limit existing falls prevention ...

A geriatrician-led falls prevention clinic service, including the option of a physiotherapist, generated high returns on ...

Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital has won the ninth annual LAMMICO Patient Safety Award and Grant. The 2023-2024 Patient Safety Award and Grant centered on fall prevention, which is one of ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Fire-Rescue’s new Community Response Team has formed a fall prevention partnership with Sentara Norfolk General Hospital’s trauma team. The fall prevention partnership is all ...

EMPORIA, Kan. (WIBW) - Newman Regional Health’s fall prevention program, “Stepping On,” has started the next program to reduce falls among seniors. According to Newman Regional Health officials, ...

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

July 19, 2010 — A fall-prevention program is not shown to be effective in reducing falls among high-risk, cognitively intact older persons, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial ...