This course teaches the importance of recognizing fall risks in the home setting and how to effectively reduce or eliminate these risks in the older adult populations served by home care and hospice professionals. Education on a multifactorial fall risk assessment tool, the MAHC-10, is provided as well as tips on how to promote safer practices in the home setting. The unique Strategy for Fall Prevention also teaches every professional a realistic everyday approach to create a safer home environment for every patient.

Discuss the physical and emotional outcomes related to falls in the older adult population.
Identify the 10 categories of the MAHC-10 fall risk assessment scale.
Explain how common types of medications may increase a patient’s risk for falls.
Apply the 5 elements of the Strategy for Fall Prevention and how they apply to daily home care and hospice practices.