Falls in the community: state of the science

Abstract

Falls and fall-related injuries among older community-dwelling adults continue to be a major health concern in the US. Falls are the leading cause of disability and trauma-related death in persons over 65 years of age. This article discusses current approaches in community fall management and challenges with these approaches, and offers some insight for community providers regarding this issue.

Keywords:

• community falls
• patient care planning
• risk assessment
• aged

Acknowledgment

ALH and FW were partly supported by the National Center for Research Resources, National Institute of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services through grant #1UL1RR029884.

Disclosure

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.