Every nursing home accepts a legal duty to protect residents from the moment they enter the facility. This duty includes medical care, hygiene maintenance, fall prevention strategies, and basic human ...

MANKATO — A University of Minnesota faculty member on Tuesday will discuss strategies for preventing falls by older adults.

Introduction One-third of adults aged 65+ fall annually. Injuries from falls can be devastating for individuals and account for 1.5% of annual healthcare spending. With the growing ageing population, ...

November is Falls Prevention Month. Primary Care Alberta encourages Albertans to take steps to prevent falls and other injuries. In 2024, there were around 15,500 fall-related emergency ...

Death rates from falls among older adults have surged in the last 20 years, as the American population ages and more seniors prefer to live independently in their homes. New data from the Centers for ...

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), in collaboration with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Infectious Diseases Society of ...