'"We’re focusing on falls because they are a critical issue for older adults—sometimes a fall is the beginning of a lot of other health-related complications or adverse events,” says Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor George Demiris of the School of Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine. He adds that they are often the results of accumulated vulnerabilities such as cognitive status, income, living conditions, the environment, and health.“[A fall] is often a harbinger of an individual’s decline,” agrees Nancy A. Hodgson. - Penn Today
Citation: "Preventing Falls in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment," Penn Today, D Stull, August 1, 2025.