Falls in older people with impaired vision: advice for nurses

Advice on how to prevent falls in this at-risk group, including assessing hazards in the home, hospital and care home, and the importance of a holistic approach

Older people with impaired vision are twice as likely to fall as those with normal eyesight, and the risks only increase with age.

Falls cause pain, distress and injury and they can have a lasting affect on quality of life and represent significant cost to the NHS.

A short video guide from the National Falls Prevention Group

The multidisciplinary National Falls Prevention Coordination Group developed a range of resources to raise awareness of how sight loss affects falls risk in older people . Among these is a video to