The standard response to a resident fall in a skilled nursing facility or hospital has typically been a familiar, reactive ...

Dangerous trips and slips can happen to anyone, but they can often be averted by taking a few common-sense steps.

Fall prevention is a constant concern for both the aging population and those caring for them. Not only can falls result in major injuries or even fatalities for the resident, but escalating fall ...

Life Assure reports that while falls are the leading risk for older adults, overlooked dangers like traffic injuries and ...

Falls lead senior injury risks, but hidden dangers cause over 21,000 deaths and 1M ER visits yearly—find out which ones.

A shocking new report from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has turned conventional wisdom on its head: vitamin D and calcium supplements might not be the fall-prevention powerhouse we once ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anand Parekh is the chief medical advisor at the Bipartisan Policy Center. Older adult falls result in 38,000 deaths, 1 million ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Falls are now the leading cause of injury and death among older adults (65+) in the U.S. They are the cause of just under 75 ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - If you or an older adult in your life has fallen, you’re not alone. More than one in four people age 65 or older fall each year. September is Falls Prevention Awareness Month.

Brace yourself for the following fact: one out of four adults aged 65 years and older fall every year. Unfortunately, one incident of taking a tumble means the chances of it happening again will ...

Did you know that a single slip or fall can lead to more than just a physical injury? As spring weather returns to Sussex County, The Center for Prevention and Counseling reminds older adults that a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Falls Prevention Awareness Week is underway in Michigan. Governor Gretchen Whitmer made an official ...