Fall Prevention

• 1 in every 3 adults ages 65 or older falls each year. 
• Risk for falling increases with each decade of life. 
• Falls can lead to long-term consequences  and loss of independence in older adults.
• American Geriatrics Society recommends vitamin D (1000 IU/daily) and calcium supplementation for prevention of falls in older adults.

Fall Prevention References

• Preventing Falls Among Older Adults - http://www.cdc.gov/Features/OlderAmericans/
• OrthoInfo - http://www.orthoinfo.org/falls/
• Vitamin D for Prevention of Falls and their Consequences in Older Adults – http://www.uconn-aging.uchc.edu/AGS-VitD-statement%201.pdf