The Briefing

There is now a body of New Zealand specific modelling work that suggests the programmes to prevent falls in older people are cost-effective and a relatively good investment in health.

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.