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Final Recommendation Statement: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions

Jun 4, 2024/CPG

This updated guideline provides falls prevention recommendations for community-dwelling adults 65 years or older.

Falls: Assessment and Prevention in Older People and in People 50 and Over at Higher Risk [NG249]

Apr 29, 2025/CPG

This updated clinical guideline offers evidence-based advice on preventing falls in people 65 or older as well as recommendations about preventing falls in inpatients aged 50-64 who are at high risk of falls. [Formerly NICE CG161.]

A Closer Look at Falls and Falls Prevention

Sep 1, 2022/Feature

All older adults should be screened for risk of falling. With National Falls Prevention Awareness week happening in September, here's a recap of reasons why and resources to help PTs meet that standard.

Preventing Falls and Reducing Injury From Falls, Fourth Edition

Sep 1, 2017/CPG

This guideline provides recommendations related to adults and the prevention of falls.

Falls Prevention: Recent Studies Make the Case for PT, PTA Involvement

Sep 22, 2020/News

The magnitude of falls as a public health issue is significant — but more attention to falls prevention could make a difference.

APTA-Backed Legislation Improves Veterans' Access to Falls Prevention Services

Jul 22, 2024/News

The bipartisan bill would establish an Office of Falls Prevention within the Veterans Health Administration.

JAMA Viewpoint: The 'False Dichotomy' of Hospital Falls Prevention vs Mobility Promotion

Jun 14, 2017/Review

Programs that promote mobility with supervision "may actually help to prevent injurious falls."

Time to Brush Up on Falls Prevention Knowledge and Skills

Sep 16, 2024/News

For Falls Prevention Awareness Week — and October's National Physical Therapy Month — here's a roundup of resources.

Balance and Falls

Physical therapy can make a difference—not just in recovery, but in falls prevention.

Advancing the Role of PTs in Falls Prevention Together: From Congress to Clinics

Sep 15, 2025/Article

Through advancing evidence-based care, community education about the importance of prevention, and coordinated advocacy around federal legislation, PTs, PTAs, and students are leading the charge to reduce falls across the nation. Join us over the next two weeks as we concentrate our communications efforts

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Exploring the influence of hospital context on acute care physical therapy fall prevention practice: A qualitative study.

Jul 31, 2025/Academic Journal

Crick, James P., Hewitt, Gideon, Juckett, Lisa, Salsberry, Marka, Quatman, Carmen E., Quatman-Yates, Catherine C.

NCPD. Evaluation of a Fall Prevention and Control Innovation.

Sep 17, 2025/Academic Journal

Aifesebhor Akhiwu, Eric, Brennan-Cook, Jill, Wright Jr., Cary Daniel, Cary, Michael P.

Preliminary Evaluation of Experiential Learning--Based Fall and Medication Error Prevention Education (EFMPE) using a Virtual Reality Room of Errors Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Apr 30, 2025/Academic Journal

Hyeran Park, JuHee Lee, Eun Kyoung Choi, Seung Eun Lee, Yang, Eunbae B., Yoonju Lee

Repeated-Slip Training: An Emerging Paradigm for Prevention of Slip-Related Falls Among Older Adults

Oct 31, 2007/Perspectives

Falls frequently cause injury-related hospitalization or death among older adults.

Falls in the Medicare Population: Incidence, Associated Factors, and Impact on Health Care

Mar 31, 2009/Research Reports

Background and Purpose

Falls are a major health problem in the

Balance Impairment as a Risk Factor for Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Who Are High Functioning: A Prospective Study

Feb 28, 2010/Research Reports

Background

Screening should have simple and easy-to-administer

Relationship of Balance and Mobility to Fall Incidence in People With Chronic Stroke

Jan 31, 2005/Research Reports

Abstract

Background and Purpose. People with stroke

What Works to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults? Umbrella Review of Meta-analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials

Jul 31, 2015/Research Reports

Background

Preventing falls is an international priority. There

Clinical Decision Making in Exercise Prescription for Fall Prevention

Apr 30, 2012/Research Reports

Background

Physical therapists often prescribe exercises for

Predicting the Probability for Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Jul 31, 1997/Research Reports

Background and Purpose. The objective of this retrospective case-control

Changes in Physical Therapy Providers' Use of Fall Prevention Strategies Following a Multicomponent Behavioral Change Intervention

Apr 30, 2005/Research Reports

Abstract

Background and Purpose. An abundance of evidence