CPSC Report Warns About Risks To Seniors from Heaters, Pools, and Bed Rails
A new CPSC report provides tips on how seniors can avoid injuries from the use of portable heaters, pools and bed rails.
A new CPSC report provides tips on how seniors can avoid injuries from the use of portable heaters, pools and bed rails.
A new study warns that the use of antipsychotics and some Alzheimer's disease drugs can increase the risk of elderly falls and fractures.
More Americans go to the Emergency Room for fall injuries than for any other reason, according to a new report.
A new study finds that undergoing total hip or knee replacement surgery may help reduce the risk of elderly falls.
A new study finds that the federal Nursing Home Compare website is underreporting falls at facilities nationwide.
A new study warns that deaths from falls have doubled for the elderly in recent years, yet it is unclear why.
A new report reveals that nursing home staffing levels are frequently over-reported, not taking into account dips in staffing during weekends and other times that may put residents at risk.
A new CDC study warns that the rate of elderly falls has increased in recent years.
A new study indicates that less reliance on psychoactive drugs and better staffing could help prevent many nursing home falls and fractures.
A new study warns that waiting more than 24-hours to undergo surgery following a hip fracture may increase the risk of complications and death.