Background Falls in care facilities and hospitals are common events that cause
considerable morbidity and mortality for older people. This is an update of a review first …

Objectives To determine the efficacy of fall intervention programs in nursing homes (NHs)
and the generalizability of these interventions to people living with cognitive impairment and …

Background Multifactorial fall prevention trials providing interventions based on individual
risk factors have variable success in aged care facilities. To determine configurations of trial …

Background Older adults are the least active population group. Interventions in residential
settings may support a multi-level approach to behavior change. Methods In a cluster …

Objectives To investigate the effect of an exercise program on falls in intermediate and high-
level long-term care (LTC) residents and to determine whether adherence, physical …

Abstract Objectives The Sunbeam trial significantly reduced falls in long-term aged care
(LTC) residents. The current study's primary objective was to undertake subgroup analysis of …

Falls are the leading causes of injury and injury-related deaths in older adults. This review
examined the role of interior-scale elements of living environments, including homes …

This review was intended to determine the effectiveness of physical and cognitive training
(PCT) on falls and fall-related factors and cognitive function among community-dwelling …

Physical exercise can help older people maintain capacities such as muscle strength,
balance, postural control, bone mass, and functionality in ADL that usually decline with age …

Aims To identify the safety incident reporting systems and processes used within care
homes to capture staff reports of safety incidents, and the types and characteristics of safety …