Society guideline links: Falls

Introduction —

This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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International

●Fall prevention in hospitals and nursing homes – Clinical practice guideline (2022)

●World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults – A global initiative (2022)

●World Health Organization (WHO): Step Safely – Strategies for preventing and managing falls across the life-course (2021)

●WHO: Integrated care for older people – Guidelines on community-level interventions to manage declines in intrinsic capacity (2017)

United States

●US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF): Final recommendation statement on falls prevention in community-dwelling adults – Interventions (2024)

●American Academy of Neurology (AAN): Practice parameter – Assessing patients in a neurology practice for risk of falls (an evidence-based review) (2008, reaffirmed 2021)

●Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST): Practice management guideline for the prevention of fall-related injuries in the elderly (2016)

United Kingdom

●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Guideline on falls – Assessment and prevention in older people and in people 50 and over at higher risk (2025)

●NICE: Quality standard on falls (2015, updated 2025)