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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover transformation and innovation across the health care industry. Each year, millions of older adults experience falls, ...

Falls are a serious problem among older adults. Approximately one in every four people over age 65 fall each year, and 20 percent of those lead to a serious injury such as a broken bone or head injury ...

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• In patients 65 years and older or in those 50 to 64 years of age at increased risk of falls, a comprehensive fall-risk assessment is recommended rather than using fall-risk prediction tools alone. • ...

Personalized programs designed to reduce falls in older people may make no difference to how often people fall, according to ...

Multifactorial interventions not tailored to individual needs (ie, defined as two or more strategies based on general risk profiles) probably have little or no effect on fall rate and may only ...