The goal of this program is to improve physical therapists’ ability to identify and minimize risk factors for falls in the elderly and understand the applicability of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations’ (JCAHO) National Patient Safety Goal of reducing the risk of patient harm resulting from falls.

After you study the information presented here, you will be able to:

• Identify the major physical, psychological, and environmental risk factors for falls in the elderly.
• Conduct a physical therapy fall risk assessment and post-fall evaluation.
• List measures that can prevent falls in home, hospital, and long-term care settings.

This course is approved in Florida,  Illinois, Ohio, Texas, and New Jersey.