Nearly half of nursing home residents fall each year ... enough reason for other researchers to explore best fall-prevention practices for providers. One report evaluated several studies published ...

Are you at high risk for falls? If you’re older, the answer is likely yes. This article focuses on fall prevention for the ...

Vitamin D and calcium are essential for overall health, but don’t reduce the risk of falls or fractures in generally healthy ...

Objective The effect of fall prevention exercise programmes in residential aged care (RAC) is uncertain. This paper reports on an intervention component analysis (ICA) of randomised controlled trials ...

Nursing home workers should consider depression as a risk factor for resident falls, authors of a new study say.

Falls are a common occurrence among older adults, with one in four individuals over the age of 65 experiencing a fall each ...

“Our partnership with HTS demonstrates the transformative potential of motion analysis in empowering care teams to proactively address fall risks and improve residents’ quality of life.” Patrick ...

Dec. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HD Nursing, the leading patient safety solution that combines predictive analytics with individualized fall and pressure injury prevention, is proud to announce ...