Preventing Falls in Older Adults in Care Facilities

Emmeline Ha, MD

Kristen Nayak, MD

American Family Physician. 2026;113(5):online.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

EMMELINE HA, MD, FAAFP, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia

KRISTEN NAYAK, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

Address correspondence to Emmeline Ha, MD, FAAFP, at hae@gwmail.gwu.edu.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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