Information for Individuals and Families

Medical Management

Tools You Can Use

• Talk With Your Doc About Falls - Tips on talking to your doctor about falls.
• A Patient's Guide To Preventing Falls: Guideline to help identify risk factors for falling, including a form to list medicines taken and dosages. (PDF)
• A Tool Kit To Prevent Senior Falls: Fact sheets, graphs, and brochures about falls and fall prevention for older adults designed for fall prevention programs.
• Catch Yourself: Simple steps to prevent falls: One-sheet document (PDF) that outlines steps to help you "catch yourself" by reducing the risk of falling. (PDF)
• Falls and Balance Problems: Answers to common questions about falls and recommended sources for help. (PDF)
• Fall Prevention Home Safety Checklist: Checklist to identify potential hazards in the home that may increase the risk of falls. (PDF)
• Medications And Falls In The Elderly: Important information about medications that may cause serious side effects contributing to falls in the elderly. (PDF)
• “The Safe Living Guide: A Guide to Home Safety for Seniors: Guide to keeping the home and yourself safe, including nutrition checklist, medication safety checklist and more.” (PDF)
• “What Will One of Every Three Seniors Suffer This Year?: Fact about falls in older persons and an online directory of senior care pharmacists across the U.S. and Canada. (PDF)

Websites

• National Resource Center for Safe Aging: This website contains a wealth of falls-related information for public health professionals, with links to many other useful sites.
• Taking Medicines: An overview of medicines, taking medicines safely and more.

Articles

• Falls: General Information: Answers many common questions about falls and fall prevention.
• “Pharmacist Intervention Can Prevent Falls: This article suggests options for pharmacy services to help decrease the risk of falls associated with specific medications, medication combinations and more.
• Seniors’ Health: Frequently asked questions about falls reviewed by the Harvard Medical School.
• Using Medicines Safely: Information about how medicines can cause side effects such as dizziness, which is a major factor in falls.
• What Causes Falls In the Elderly? How Can I Prevent A Fall? Discusses common causes of falls as well as how to prevent falls and how to involve family in helping prevent falls.