Dementia and Falls

Risks & contraindications

Background

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• Falls cost UK health and social care services approximately £4.4 billion each year. — Feasibility of the MAINTAIN intervention to support independence after a fall for people with dementia: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial in participants’ own homes
• Evidence for dementia-specific falls interventions in community-dwelling populations remains limited despite high prevalence and elevated risk. — Feasibility of the MAINTAIN intervention to support independence after a fall for people with dementia: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial in participants’ own homes
• NICE guidance does not provide dementia-specific falls prevention recommendations. — Feasibility of the MAINTAIN intervention to support independence after a fall for people with dementia: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial in participants’ own homes
• People living with dementia have a higher risk of falling than people without dementia, and their recovery after a fall is often poorer. — Feasibility of the MAINTAIN intervention to support independence after a fall for people with dementia: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial in participants’ own homes
• Post-fall consequences for people with dementia include injury, reduced independence, loss of confidence, fear of future falls, and greater reliance on informal care. — Feasibility of the MAINTAIN intervention to support independence after a fall for people with dementia: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial in participants’ own homes
• In the UK, approximately 982,000 people live with dementia, and around 60% live at home. — Feasibility of the MAINTAIN intervention to support independence after a fall for people with dementia: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial in participants’ own homes