People with dementia fall at roughly twice the rate of other older adults, and a hip fracture often ends independent living. Many falls have several small causes at once.
The CDC's STEADI programme gives clinicians a structured way to assess and reduce risk.
Why it matters
One fall frequently starts the sequence that ends in a nursing home, and much of the risk is removable.
Sources
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Fall prevention where you live
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