Jefferson Healthcare hosts free March 24 educational session with tips to improve balance, strength and home safety Falls are a leading cause of injury for older adults, however falls aren’t […] ...

MILWAUKEE - It's National Fall Prevention Week, and we're not discussing the season. The focus this week is to prevent older adults from falling. The Falls Prevention Coalition of Wisconsin said the ...

Employers nationwide are encouraged to pause work during the week of May 5–9 to raise awareness and prevent deadly falls in construction. The National Safety Council (NSC) is urging employers across ...

Older adults who started exercising after a fall in 2019 were less likely to experience a recurrent fall in the following 2 years. Those who exercised in both 2019 and 2020 were the least likely to ...

WESTON − Rennes Health & Rehab Center in Weston is hosting a free educational session on home safety and fall prevention. The event is scheduled for 2-3 p.m. Oct. 16 at 4810 Barbican Ave. in Weston, ...

The critical elements of fall protection involve identifying hazards, implementing safety solutions, embracing innovation, and fostering a culture of safety leadership. Falls are a persistent threat ...

Patient safety is a top priority in healthcare, and one of the biggest challenges hospitals face is preventing falls. These accidents can lead to longer hospital stays and even serious injury.1 While ...

In postacute care, we have built a quality architecture that treats falls as actionable events and functional decline as expected aging. The resulting safety-without-recovery trade-off is not a ...

The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority announced a reduction in the rate of patient falls with harm due to a reporting initiative. The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority and the Health Care ...

Falls in acute care settings represent a significant challenge to patient safety, with potentially severe physical, psychological, and economic consequences. In hospitals, falls can lead to injury, ...