The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers a free, downloadable brochure and poster to help patients understand fall prevention. The brochure and poster are available in PDF and HTML ...

Disabled elderly old man patient with walking stick fall on floor and caring young assistant at nursing home, Asian older senior man falling down on lying floor and woman nurse came to help support A ...

Falls in acute care settings represent a significant challenge to patient safety, with potentially severe physical, psychological, and economic consequences. In hospitals, falls can lead to injury, ...

DeTar Healthcare System is offering a free public seminar on Wednesday, Sept. 17, designed to help individuals understand the risks of falling and how to prevent falls, a major health concern for ...

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 ...

Record fall deaths among older Americans prompt calls for routine screening, safer exam rooms, and stable clinical ...

Patient safety is a top priority in healthcare, and one of the biggest challenges hospitals face is preventing falls. These accidents can lead to longer hospital stays and even serious injury.1 While ...

DeTar Healthcare System is offering two free public seminars in 2026 designed to help individuals understand the risks of falling and how to prevent falls, a major health concern for seniors and ...

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, ...

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 ...