Increase in Fall‐Related Fatalities in the Home Following the <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 Pandemic Onset

There was a significant increase in fall-related fatalities within homes among older adults in the US after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. During pandemic type situations and times of social distancing, increased social supports and resources must be maintained for older adults to reduce the incidence of falls within the home and fall-related injuries.

Authors

Daithi S. Heffernan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3417-2893)
Jessica Hoffen
Adam R. Aluisio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7329-7333)
Andrew H. Stephen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9156-6461)
Benjamin M. Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-7729)
Madeline Goosman
Brent J. Emigh

Institutions

Brown University (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Published: 2025-12-27
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70245
Primary Topic: Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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article

Increase in Fall‐Related Fatalities in the Home Following the COVID ‐19 Pandemic Onset

Daithi S. Heffernan, Jessica Hoffen, Adam R. Aluisio, Andrew H. Stephen et al.

Dec 27, 2025

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

article

Increase in Fall‐Related Fatalities in the Home Following the COVID ‐19 Pandemic Onset

Daithi S. Heffernan, Jessica Hoffen, Adam R. Aluisio, Andrew H. Stephen, Benjamin M. Hall, Madeline Goosman, Brent J. Emigh

December 27, 2025article en

Abstract

There was a significant increase in fall-related fatalities within homes among older adults in the US after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. During pandemic type situations and times of social distancing, increased social supports and resources must be maintained for older adults to reduce the incidence of falls within the home and fall-related injuries.

Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietyVol. 74(2)

Brown University (US)

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Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

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