Tool Kit

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention

Designed for fall prevention programs, the tool kit includes fact sheets, graphs, and brochures about falls and fall prevention for older adults.

Book or Manual, Education, Fact Sheet

Community Health Research Unit, University of Ottawa

Active Independent Aging is a guide designed to promote the health and independence of older adults and veterans through fall prevention, active living, and activity-friendly environments.

Older adults often live in older homes in need of significant repair and/or modification. Many homes lack the functional design needed to accommodate for the losses frequently experienced by older adults. Since most older persons wish to remain in their own home it is important to know how to adapt the home environment to successfully age in place.

Brochure or Pamphlet

National Institute on Aging Information Center

Brochure describes how many falls can be prevented by checking your vision, hearing, health, medications, and safety behavior.

Fact Sheet

Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services , the Dallas County Area Agency on Aging, the Area Agency on Aging of North Central Texas, and the Area Agency on Aging of Tarrant County

A fact sheet that lists areas around the home and modifications that can help prevent falls and injuries.

Education,

Mayo Clinic

Prevent falls and broken bones You're getting older but maintaining your independence. For now, your balance is good. You want to keep it that way to avoid falls and broken bones.

Videotape

Caresource Healthcare Communications, Inc.

Training video, presenter''s guide, and handouts cover why residents fall, resident assessment, fall prevention interviews, what to do when a fall occurs, and the importance of investigation and follow-up after someone falls.

Checklist or Worksheet

The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

This website presents The Fall Assessment Tool, which includes client and environmental factors that contribute to falls.

Brochure or Pamphlet, Checklist or Worksheet, Fact Sheet, Program or Organization, Report

National Council On The Aging

This website includes fall prevention resources in addition to a document containing information on the most recent physical activity initiative taken by the Center for Healthy Aging.

Brochure or Pamphlet, Checklist or Worksheet

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Lists things to check for and fix in the home to reduce the risk of falls.

Brochure or Pamphlet

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Brochure describes how to use ladders safely. How to choose the correct ladder, how to inspect the ladder, and how to move and set up the ladder to avoid falls.

Education

American Medical Directors Association

The Falls and Fall Risk Clinical Practice Guideline is a tool to guide physicians, other practitioners, and staff in assessing and managing individuals who have a recent history of falls or who are at risk of falling. This guideline will help identify ways to modify some of the risk factors for falls, as well as identify ways to adjust the patient's environment to minimize the risk of injury due to falls.

Book or Manual

Michigan Department of Community Health and the Michigan Public Health Institute

This guide is intended to be used as a training or planning tool for administrative and clinical providers who see the need for fall prevention services in the communities of older adults that they serve.

Fact Sheet

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention

This fact sheet describes falls as a serious health problem. One out of every three people 65 and older falls each year. Hip fractures due to falls are the most serious injuries.

Brochure or Pamphlet

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Brochure gives clear facts about falls and offers tips on fall prevention. A checklist for safety precautions in the home is included.

Education, Program or Organization

This website contains a list of continuing education courses related to preventing falls in the elderly population.

Book or Manual, Education

HCPro's Healthcare Marketplace

Evidence-Based Falls Prevention is a user-friendly resource which provides falls risk factor assessment and prevention program information, ideas, and tools. It also offers two nursing contact hours and includes an exam and evaluation.

Fact Sheet

Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services , the Dallas County Area Agency on Aging, the Area Agency on Aging of North Central Texas, and the Area Agency on Aging of Tarrant County

A fact sheet that discusses the impact of falls among older adults and offers information on assessing individuals and environments for fall risk.

This informative documentary offers a concise collection of unnerving personal accounts of falls and expert advise from Harvard and Yale medical school professors on fall prevention. This program provides caregivers, and persons at risk of falling, with an introduction to the evaluation and modification of the home environment.

Education

CeonCD

The objectives of this program are to enhance the education of the home health professional with respect to fall prevention and home safety for the elderly.