Rapides Regional Medical Center is a trauma center, and the number one injury they see in older patients is from falls. So ...

Losing your balance can be an unsettling experience. If you fall, it can be dangerous as well. And unfortunately, falls and fall-related injuries are common occurrences. According to the World Health ...

Much has been written about the unprecedented impact that the second Trump administration has had on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from massive job cuts and entire programs being ...

If your facility provides care for older adults, you can provide this checklist to them, in the form of an 8-page brochure, to help reduce the likelihood of a home fall after they are released from ...

REMSA Health, the Reno Fire Department (RFD) and Sanford Center for Aging are working to mitigate falls in the region.

Among older Americans, falls are the leading cause of injuries and deaths from injuries — in 2014, older adults had 29 million falls, which caused 7 million injuries and cost Medicare roughly $31 ...

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