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A Quality Improvement Initiative To Decrease Fall Risk In Community Dwelling Elderly, Michele Shearer
A Quality Improvement Initiative To Decrease Fall Risk In Community Dwelling Elderly, Michele Shearer
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Falls are a health concern for the elderly and are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal fall injuries in this population (Burns & Lee, 2016). Meijers, et al. (2012) found that one in three community dwelling elderly will experience at least one fall per year with an even higher rate in adults greater than 80 years old. Numbers of falls are expected to increase as this population ages. This increase in falls and their consequences will produce an enormous economic burden on the United States health care system (Burns & Lee, 2016). The purpose of this program was to …