Direct-to-consumer "AgeTech" such as wearables, monitoring tools and AI-based apps to support aging populations and their ...

Falls prevention programs specifically for older adults received a major boost through the Administration for Community ...

The great comedian George Burns once said, “You know you’re getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you’re down there.” We seem to become multitaskers ...

A positive history of falls places an older adult at significantly higher risk for subsequent falls. ... Assessing Home Safety in Homebound Older Adults - Medscape - Sep 01, 2003. Introduction; ...

Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, according to a new federal report published Wednesday, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week released a study showing a sharp rise in unintentional fall deaths ...

Unintentional falls among older adults have become increasingly deadly, with new federal data revealing significant increases ...

The CDC reports a significant increase in death rates from unintentional falls among Americans aged 65 and older in recent ...

Summer safety and Great Falls’ unsheltered by Matt Hudson 06.16.2025 06.15.2025. Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X; ... Downtown safety concerns make headlines. Early in June, the Great ...

Introduction. Falls are defined by the WHO as ‘inadvertently coming to rest on the ground, floor or lower level’.1 Falls place a significant burden on the health and well-being of older adults, with ...

Slips, trips and falls, overexertion, being struck by an object, vehicle accidents, and caught-in or caught-between hazards were the most common causes of losses costing $250,000 or more. The risks ...

Objective Previous meta-analyses have found that exercise prevents falls in older people. This study aimed to test whether this effect is still present when new trials are added, and it explores ...