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Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Secondary Prevention of Falls in Older Adults. Gerontology; (2003)
This article aims to provide reliable and consistent practice guidelines to help prevent secondary falls in elderly adults. The guidelines include home and institutional assessment guidelines as well as recommended…
Making your Home Falls-Free
https://www.facebook.com/NCOAging/videos/1091974864190859/
The American Occupational Therapy Association and the National Council on Aging teamed up on Falls Prevention Awareness Day to demonstrate simple ways to make a home falls-free.
The Potential to Reduce Falls and Avert Costs by Clinically Managing Fall Risk
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749379718317598
This CDC publication is the first to show that evidence-based fall prevention interventions delivered by U.S. healthcare providers have the ability to prevent thousands of falls, thereby improving the health and…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/patient.html
The website has a fact sheet with four messages on preventing falls, as well as tips, lists of CDC publications, research project information and other links fill the page
Environmental Assessment And Modification To Prevent Falls In Older People (2011)
This paper assesses the effectiveness of an environmental falls prevention intervention delivered by qualified occupational therapists or unqualified trained assessors. The study found that an environmental assessment prescribed by an…
Expanko
this company specializes in cork flooring, floating floor, recycled rubber and cork/rubber flooring. These products can help older adults and disabled people move around safely and are a form of…
Antoinette Alioto
https://homemods.org/program-alumni/antoinette-alioto/
Provide safety and fall prevention home modifications for older adults and veterans in San Diego county.
Jadyn Sharber
https://homemods.org/program-alumni/jadyn-sharber/
Change In Motion is a therapist-owned company providing home evaluations in eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey. Home evaluations are customized to meet client needs, including fall prevention, aging in…
Christopher Daly
https://homemods.org/program-alumni/christopher-daly/
Occupational Therapist specializing in smart home technology consultation, training, and implementation for aging in place, functional independence, and fall prevention.
Simple Fixes for a Safe and Supportive Home
https://homemods.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/HomeMods_Infographic_Final_.pdf
This consumer checklist, developed by the USC Fall Prevention Center of Excellence and the National Council on Aging, is designed as a step-by-step guide to evaluate the safety of a…
