Proposed legislation making two "critical changes" to the Medicare program could save millions of dollars annually by preventing hospitalizations for older adults who fall, according to professional ...

Although not all falls can be prevented, it is possible to minimize the risk of falling. The most important first step is to use validated ... Vitamin D Deficiency and Post-Fall Assessment. Nursing ...

Purpose. The influence of medications and diagnoses on fall risk in psychiatric inpatients was evaluated. Methods. In this retrospective case–control study, psychiatric inpatients age 18 years ...

Considering these 10 risk factors ... might have prevented this fall. For example: Every fall warrants a postfall assessment to determine the cause or causes of the fall. Unfortunately, there ...

the necessity of systematic regular fall risk assessments and subsequent interventions in this group seems mandatory. General practitioners (GPs) see these patients on a regular basis and can ...

the necessity of systematic regular fall risk assessments and subsequent interventions in this group seems mandatory. General practitioners (GPs) see these patients on a regular basis and can ...

RESIDENTS in Carrigoran House, Newmarket-on-Fergus expressed a high level of satisfaction with the care staff provided, ...

That’s when it hit me: good gracious, I’m at high risk for falls too! As a retired nurse practitioner, I can’t help but think back to my old nursing classes. I vividly remember how ...

"If we know someone is at risk, you can obviously ... routine Medicare wellness assessments. It could be particularly valuable in nursing homes, where identifying fall risks early could prevent ...