Falls in older adults are a major issue, especially for families in Egg Harbor Township and surrounding communities. It’s no ...

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 ...

Inpatient clinical care teams generally use tools such as bed alarms, gait belts, closer nursing station placement and more to prevent patient falls. But those interventions can hinder clinical ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover transformation and innovation across the health care industry. Each year, millions of older adults experience falls, ...

Falls can lead to fractures, head injuries, and reduced confidence, but are often preventable and not an inevitable part of aging. Simple steps like exercise, health checkups, medication review, and ...

A new study suggests that applying a deep learning algorithm to routine abdominal CT scans could help identify fall risk ...

Nursing home workers should consider depression as a risk factor for resident falls, authors of a new study say. Depression is already reported as an independent risk factor for falls. In fact, it can ...

For older adults, minor falls can pose major threats, as their risk of death after a fall has tripled in the U.S. over the last 30 years. Some experts believe that certain medications — a category ...