Every year, one-third to one-half of community
elders age 65 and over experience falls.
Up to 20% of elders fall during
acute care hospitalization.
As many as 50% of nursing home residents
fall annually; 40% experience recurrent falls.
Falling is not a normal or inevitable consequence of aging.
With proper attention to causes,
risk factors and intervention strategies a majority of falls are preventable.
Regardless of clinical setting—whether in
the community, managed care, acute hospital, nursing home, assisted
living facility or home care setting - fallPREVENT can help prevent
falls.
The goal of fallPREVENT is to provide community and institutional
based health professions with a "one-stop-shopping" Web site; a place
where individuals can learn about falls in older people and what strategies
are available to prevent falls.
