The Briefing

Our just published modelling study on a home safety and modification programme to prevent falls in older people suggests this intervention could produce considerable health gain and be cost-effective

A just published modelling study by the BODE3 Team has reported that “home safety assessment and modification” (e.g., adding hand rails and removing tripping hazards in homes) appears to be a very cost-effective health sector intervention. But even more cost-effective was targeting this intervention to older people with previous injurious falls.