Falls by older adults cost Australia's health systems $2.5 billion each year and can have devastating personal consequences, with 130,000 older Australians hospitalized for a fall and 5,000 ...

Banner North Colorado Medical Center will offer exercise classes that teach fall prevention moves starting Monday. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance, a beginner-level class, teaches eight ...

This initiative aims to improve statewide access to evidence-based fall prevention programs, durable medical equipment and ...

Join NPT as we discuss Fall Prevention on this edition of AGING MATTERS. Each year, millions of people over age 65 fall. In fact, falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among ...

Helpany generated $108,000 in value by enhancing their fall prevention efforts for residents within just three months, compared to the expense of staffing nighttime companions for each room.

A Toronto physician is working to provide more support for fall prevention. ... Pauline Chan has more on the importance of informing families with elderly relatives about rehab and prevention.

Objectives To investigate the value for money of strategies to prevent falls in older adults living in the community. Design Systematic review of peer reviewed journal articles reporting an economic ...

The comprehensive, evidence-based prevention initiative using HD Nursing’s leading edge clinical content led to a significant decrease in falls (from 744 to 692 in 9 months) and estimated cost ...

In honor of National Physical Therapy Month, following are several fall prevention tips to share with PT teams and patients: Exercises like yoga and Tai Chi improve stability and balance, ...