Certain medications are considered high risk in elders. In a recent study of 287 people 65 years and older who experienced a fall while hospitalized at an urban academic hospital, 62 percent of falls occurred in patients for whom high risk medications had been administered within the 24 hours before the fall, according to a… Continue reading Electronic Prescribing of High-Risk Meds May Contribute to Falls in Elderly
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How Common Are Falls Among Older People?
According to the National Institute for Health: Senior Health, more than one in three people age 65 years or older fall each year. The risk of falling — and the risk of disability and other life-changing problems caused by falls — increase with age. Falls are not an inevitable part of getting older, though. Many… Continue reading How Common Are Falls Among Older People?