This document outlines modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for falls in older adults. Modifiable risk factors include advanced age, previous falls, muscle weakness, gait and balance problems, poor vision, postural hypotension, and chronic conditions like arthritis and dementia. Non-modifiable risk factors consist of home hazards, medications, environmental factors, and activity-related risks. The document concludes that effective interventions exist for fall risks involving vestibular disorders, vitamin D insufficiency, medications, postural hypotension, vision impairment, foot problems, and home hazards.

1. By: Sara Guerrero, RN

2. Modifiable Fall risks
 Advanced age
 Previous falls
 Muscle weakness

3. Modifiable Fall risks
Gait and balance
problems
Poor vision
Postural
hypotension

4. Modifiable Fall risks
 Chronic conditions
including arthritis,
stroke,
incontinence,
diabetes,
Parkinson’s,
dementia , etc.
 Fear of falling

5. Non modifiable risks
factors
 Home hazards
 Detect and correct
displacement of
posture
 Medications
reconciliation
(pharmacologic)

6. Non modifiable risks
factors
 Environmental
 Behavioral
 Activity-related
factors

7. Non modifiable risks
factors
 Situational
 Treatable
impairments and
conditions

8. Effective clinical and community
interventions exist for the
following fall risk factors
 Vestibular
disorder/poor balance
 Vitamin D
insufficiency
 Medications linked to
falls

9. Effective clinical and community
interventions exist for the
following fall risk factors
 Postural
hypotension
 Vision impairment

10. Effective clinical and community
interventions exist for the
following fall risk factors
 Foot or ankle
disorder
 Home hazards