Senior Falls Prevention Study

Inclusion Criteria

• •65 years of age or older;
• •Live in the community in a house, apartment, or retirement center;
• •Able to speak and understand English;
• •Able to walk without the physical assistance of another person (using an assistive device, such as a cane or walker, is ok);
• •Able to participate in a falls prevention program for 12 months;
• •Able to participate in exercise classes that meet 3 times per week for a minimum of 6 months.
• •Able to provide their own transportation and be a year-round resident;
• •Have a health care provider that they had seen within the past three years;
• •Able to see and hear another person from a distance of 10 to 12 feet.
• •Able to complete a 10-foot Timed Up and Go Test in \< 30 seconds.
• •Able to complete the Pfeiffer Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire with fewer than 5 errors.