Older adult falls
Older adult falls
Falls are the leading cause of injuries and death among U.S. adults over the age of 65.
Our Research and Practice Action Teams (RPATs) are topical areas of focus.
Topics we study:
- Falls in rural communities
- Falls in assisted living facilities
- Referral systems to prevention programs
- Evaluation of prevention programs
- How falls prevention organizations collaborate
- Partnerships with fire departments
- Deprescribing
- Medications that put older adults at risk for falling
- Healthy aging
Toolkits, handouts, and reports
Blog posts
- Older adult falls prevention during COVID-19
- Older adult falls: Q & A with Firefighter Julie Popelka
- A study to prevent falls in older adults in the U.S.
- How do older adult falls prevention organizations collaborate?
- UI Csomay Center: Improving safety for older Iowans
- Deprescribing medication to reduce older adult falls
New research
Partners in older adult falls prevention
- Iowa Healthcare Collaborative
- Iowa Department of Public Health
- Des Moines Mercy Healthcare System
- Johnson County Public Health Department
- National Fire Protection Agency
- Local fire departments
- Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition
- Iowa Department on Aging
- Area agencies on aging
- Mercy Accountable Care Organization
Our Older Adult falls team includes a UI Research Team Lead and a Practice Team Lead:
- Carri Casteel, MPH, PhD, Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Kathleen Lee, MSN, RN, Injury Prevention Coordinator, UI Hospitals and Clinics