A great site to start for "Best Practices" is the National Resource Center for Safe Aging which contains a comprehensive list of programs for the Professional This site contains a national safe aging library for public health and senior care professionals and others who work with older adults and their caregivers on issues of safety

AARP Public Policy Institute Research Center
In Brief: Falls Among Older Persons and the Role of the Home:
An Analysis of Cost, Incidence, and Potential Savings from Home Modification

American Geriatrics Society
Falls in Older Adults - Management in Primary Practice

American Medical Directors Association - Practical Approaches to Reducing Falls

ASA/NCOA Special Program In Fall Prevention
Presentation Materials: Date: April 19, 2004

Boston University Roybal Center
"A Matter of Balance" Program

CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Falls Among Older Adults

Emory Center on Health and Aging - Falls Bibliography

Geronurse Online

ISAPA (International Society for Aging & Physical Activity)

National Center for Patient Safety Falls Tool Kit

National Osteoporosis Foundation
Fall Prevention Patient Information

Temple University College of Allied Health Professions
Fall Prevention and Management
(This site has Appendices with downloadable multilingual consumer information)

Texas Department of Human Services Medical Quality Assurance
Managing Fall Risk in Long Term Care
(This is an excellent resource site for long-term care facilities)

Technology for Long Term Care -- Products website
(Site is the result of a research project initiative by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). It contains information on technology products to improve quality of life and care in long-term care residential settings in four areas--fall detection and prevention, wander management, calling for assistance, and incontinence. An extensive database lists specific products.)

VA National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS)
Fall Prevention and Management