Falls

Giving physical therapy (PT) early to people with dizziness was linked to a reduction in fall risk for the next 12 months, according to a new study. 

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released new data on falls, giving more insight into how many people are falling, and getting injured or dying as a result of taking spills.

Long-term care residents with a history of falls, cognitive decline and specific demographic characteristics were at greater likelihood for fall-related hospital transfers than those who did not have the...

As the crisp autumn air will soon announce that the season of fall is upon us, there’s a more pressing concern for the elderly population: preventing the metaphorical “fall” of backward...

Doctors continue to give people medications that could raise their risk for falling if they’re already in the hospital for a fracture and have Parkinson’s disease, according to a new report.

ED visits and hospitalizations for new injuries are reduced by half and related opioid use by 39% over six months, a new study reveals. Investigators are urging Medicare to cover annual falls risk screening.

Older adults with hearing loss in both ears are half as likely to fall if they use hearing aids when compared to their peers who do not use the devices, a new study finds.

Underreporting of falls and pressure ulcers in nursing homes was frequent and “widespread” in a new study of such incidents and whether they were accurately reflected on Care Compare.

State’s top court reluctant to hold employers liable for household member’s COVID infections … Deaths caused by falls are on the rise among US seniors, long-term study finds … Oregon will end its...

Deaths caused by falls increased in number and rates between 1999 and 2020 for seniors overall and for all subgroups, a new analysis of U.S. data reveals.