STEADI Materials for Healthcare Providers
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As a healthcare provider, you are already aware that falls are a serious threat to the health and well-being of your older patients. You play an important role in caring for older adults, and you can help reduce these devastating injuries.
The CDC’s STEADI initiative offers a coordinated approach to implementing the American and British Geriatrics Societies’ clinical practice guideline for fall prevention. STEADI consists of three core elements: Screen, Assess, and Intervene to reduce fall risk by giving older adults tailored interventions.
Educational materials specifically designed for older adults, their friends, and family are also included. See the list of materials included in the STEADI Toolkit.
- STEADI Basics
- Screening
- Medication Review
- Fact Sheets
- Functional Assessments
- Extra Clinical Tools
- Graphics
Algorithm for Fall Risk Screening, Assessment, and Intervention
This tool walks healthcare providers through assessing a patient’s fall risk, educating patients, selecting interventions, and following up.
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Preventing Falls in Older Patients: Provider Pocket Guide
This small, easy-to-use tool walks healthcare providers through key points of fall prevention.
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Stay Independent Brochure
Offers a checklist providers and patients can use to check for risk of falling.
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Medications Linked to Falls
Learn how medication management can reduce falls.
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SAFE Medication Review Framework
Use this framework to conduct a medication review to help prevent older adult falls.
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Medications Linked to Falls
Learn how medication management can reduce falls.
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Risk Factors for Falls
Learn which modifiable risk factors you should focus on first to prevent falls among your patients.
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Falls Are a Major Threat for Your Patients
Learn how serious a problem falls are for older adults.
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Take Steps to Prevent Older Adult Falls
Take steps to prevent falls and help your patients stay healthy, active, and independent longer.
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30-Second Chair Stand Test
Use this test to assess a patient’s leg strength and endurance. See our simple instructions, and watch the short video on how to conduct the test.
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Watch How to Conduct the Test (2:08)
4-Stage Balance Test
Use this test to assess a patient’s balance. See our simple instructions, and watch the short video on how to conduct the test.
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- The 4-Stage Balance Test [English version – 927KB]
- The 4-Stage Balance Test [English print-ready version with crop marks – 922KB]
Watch How to Conduct the Test (2:06)
Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test
Use this test to assess a patient’s mobility. See our simple instructions, and watch the short video on how to conduct the test.
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- The Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test [English version – 148KB]
- The Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test [English print-ready version with crop marks – 144KB]
Watch How to Conduct the Test (1:28)
Measuring Orthostatic Blood Pressure
Use this tool to determine if a patient may have postural hypotension.
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Talking to Your Patients
Talking about Fall Prevention with Your Patients
This document can help healthcare providers comfortably talk about fall prevention with patients.
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Fall Risk Checklist
This checklist allows healthcare providers to summarize an older patient’s fall risk.
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Fall Prevention Patient Referral Form
Use this form to refer a patient to a specialist for gait and mobility problems or for other medical problems that may increase his or her risk of falling.
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Integrating Fall Prevention into Practice
This wall chart helps healthcare providers determine who in their practice will be responsible for conducting fall risk assessments, delivering interventions, and providing education to older patients.
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Recommended Programs Form
Use this form to recommend community programs to your older patients to increase their strength and balance. An example of such a program is Tai Chi.
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Case Studies
Case Study: Mrs. Booker
Mrs. Booker, a low-risk patient who has come in for a wellness visit.
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Case Study: Mr. Ying
Mr. Ying, a medium-risk patient who has been limiting his activities.
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Case Study: Mrs. Parker
Mrs. Parker, a high-risk patient who had a recent fall.
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- Page last reviewed: November 23, 2016
- Page last updated: March 24, 2017
- Content source:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
- Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention