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Cataract Surgery Significantly Reduces Risk of Falls in Older Adults, Says ilumin

Omaha, NE, is drawing attention to the critical link between vision correction and injury prevention in older adults with the ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News3d

‘Game-changer’ bill would provide Medicare no-cost falls risk assessments

Medicare beneficiaries would receive a no-cost falls risk assessment from a physical or occupational therapist under a new ...
The Independent on MSN11d

How the elderly can reduce the risk of falls at home and outside

Leo Mathew, physiotherapist and rehabilitation service lead at Nellsar Care Homes, has shared some helpful tips on how to ...

Seven Ways to Track Your Risk of Falling—and Prevent an Injury

Without proper monitoring, even the healthy and active “younger old” can suffer a bad spill, experts say.

This simple 30-second balance test can predict your fall risk, especially for middle-aged adults

A new 30-second balance test is identified as an effective tool for predicting fall risk in middle-aged and older adults.
The New York Times2mon

5 Ways to Prevent Falling - The New York Times

Build strength and balance. Exercises that build strength and balance have been found to reduce older adults’ fall risk by about a quarter, according to a 2019 review of multiple clinical trials.
Morningstar1mon

More older adults are dying from falls. Here's how to reduce the risk ...

Among older adults who fall, more than half receive care in a hospital - with the estimated annual average cost per inpatient visit for falls injuries totalling $18,658, and $1,112 for emergency ...
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Diuretics May Boost Fall Risk in Nursing Home Residents

The risk for falls in nursing home residents is elevated more than 2-fold within 1 day of a new prescription for a diuretic or an increase in diuretic dosage, especially a loop diuretic.