Falls in older adults
[PDF File]Falls Older Adults Problem
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Falls and Hip Fractures Among Older Adults How serious is the problem? • In the United States, one of every three adults 65 years old or older falls each year.1,2 • Falls are the leading cause of injury deaths among people 65 years and older.3 • In 1997, about 9,000 people over the age of 65 died from fall-related injuries.3 • 3Of all fall deaths, more than 60% involve people who are ...
[PDF File]Falls and Older Adults - California
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Falls and Older Adults . More than one in three people age 65 years or older falls each year. The risk of falling – and fall-related problems – rises with age. • Each year, more than 1.6 million older U.S. adults go to emergency departments for fall-related injuries. • Among older …
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What We Know about Falls in Older Adults (incidence, trends, costs and risk factors) Best Practices for Falls Prevention Recommendations for Developing a Senior Falls Prevention Program Strategies for Program Evaluation Falls are a major threat to the independence and quality of life of older adults. Falls are a high incidence and high cost health
[PDF File]Older Adult Falls
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Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and non-fatal injuries for older adults age 65 years and older. There were 27,044 fatal falls among older adults in the U.S. in 2014; one fatal fall occurring every 20 minutes.11 About 1,800 older adults living in nursing homes die each year from fall-related injuries.12
[PDF File]Epidemiology of falls in older age - WHO
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that, among community-dwelling older people over 64 years of age, 28-35% fall each year. Of those who are 70 years and older, approximately 32%-42% fall each year. The frequency of falls increases with age and frailty level. Older people who are living in nursing homes fall …
[PDF File]Fact Sheet Older Adult Falls
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Older adults more likely to fall include females, those 85 and older, and American Indian and Alaska Natives. Falls vary by where you live. While falls are common among people across the United States, there are some differences by state. Even in the state with the lowest percentage of falls, 1 out of 5 older adults reported a fall.
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