The Milken Institute has developed a blueprint to help senior living providers group and evaluate the deluge of falls ...

When Irene Hobbs saw a flyer hanging at the Highland Senior Center promoting an upcoming fall risk assessment screening event, it came at the right time. Two weeks earlier, the 78-year-old fell in her ...

Every second, someone somewhere in the United States takes a devastating fall, contributing to a massive $50 billion annual healthcare burden, a figure set to double by 2030 as the baby boomer ...

Individuals who have experienced a recent fall or are having difficulty with balance may receive a fall risk assessment from a healthcare professional. Medicare covers these assessments during ...

Thrive Alliance is partnering with the National Council on Aging and the Falls Free Coalition to offer assessments as part of Falls Prevention Awareness Day today. Thrive Alliance is offering a home ...

“Another way to prevent falls is to take preemptive steps,” Gray-Waites said. “Fall-proof living areas by making sure there are handrails in areas where stairs are being used, removing clutter from ...

Out of 1,527 emergency department patients ages 65 and older who suffered a head trauma associated with a ground-level fall, only about 60 percent of them followed up with their primary care physician ...

The opioid epidemic has drawn considerable interest in the development of new prescription guidelines, practices, and restrictions to ensure the appropriate use of opioid painkillers. Meanwhile, less ...

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