Reducing falls in assisted living using a comprehensive stepwise approach & clinical model for assessment of older residents who fall

Falls are a widespread public health problem affecting all older adults including the current 2.1 million residents who have moved into the assisted living-long term care community. The Centers for Disease Control estimates there were 29 million falls which caused 7 million injuries in 2014.1 They further note the fall rate is twice as large for our nation's most vulnerable population of residents of long-term care communities as the rate of falls which occurs for older adults living in the community.
Source: Geriatric Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research