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Most homes contain potential hazards, and many older people attribute their falls to trips or slips inside the home or immediate home surroundings. However, the existence of home hazards alone is insufficient to cause falls, and the interaction between an older person’s physical abilities and their exposure to environmental stressors appears to be more important. Taking risks or impulsivity may further elevate falls risk. Some studies have found that environmental hazards contribute to falls to a greater extent in older vigorous people than in older frail people. This appears to be due to increased exposure to falls hazards with an increase in the proportion of such falls occurring outside the home. There may also be a non-linear pattern between mobility and falls associated with hazards. Household environmental hazards may pose the greatest risk for older people with fair balance, whereas those with poor …