World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults
a global initiative
Recommendations.
– All older adults should be advised on falls prevention and physical activity.
– Opportunistic case finding for falls risk is recommended for community-dwelling older adults.
– Those considered at high risk should be offered a comprehensive multifactorial falls risk assessment with a view to co-design and implement personalised multidomain interventions. – Other recommendations cover details of assessment and intervention components and combinations, and recommendations for specific settings and populations.