“I've fallen, and I can't get up!” — a catchphrase from decades past and a trademark for a successful medical alert provider, the words nevertheless point to a significant and growing issue facing ...

Death rates from falls among older adults have surged in the last 20 years, as the American population ages and more seniors prefer to live independently in their homes. New data from the Centers for ...

The CDC reports that 1 in 4 Americans older than 65 falls each year, and falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among that age group. With the fall death rate hitting 64 people for every ...