Free balance and home-safety check

Fall Risk Assessment Tool for Seniors

Review recent falls, balance, mobility, medications, vision, footwear, and home hazards. Receive a personalized awareness snapshot and a practical fall-safety plan.

Start the Assessment Review Home Safety

This educational tool does not predict a fall, test physical ability, or replace an assessment from a qualified healthcare professional.

1 Check Your Balance Think about falls, near-falls, confidence, and movement.
2 Check Your Home Review rugs, lighting, bathrooms, stairs, and walkways.
3 Make a Safety Plan Focus first on the concerns most relevant to your answers.
Five-part fall-safety assessment

Review the Factors That May Affect Steadiness

Answer based on your recent experience. The result organizes the areas selected and does not produce a medical diagnosis.

Senior Fall Risk and Safety Check

Complete each section, then review your personalized plan.

Step 1 of 5
Falls Balance Home Health Your Plan

Recent Falls and Near-Falls

Choose the single answer that best describes the past twelve months, then answer the separate injury question.

Which best describes your fall history?
Did a fall cause an injury, lasting pain, or medical visit?
How often do you worry about falling?

Balance, Walking, and Strength

Select the concerns that apply to ordinary standing, walking, stairs, and movement.

Which movement concerns apply?
Typical weekly activity
Does fatigue affect your walking?

Home and Footwear Safety

Review the rooms, walkways, steps, and footwear used every day.

Which home hazards are present?
Indoor footwear
Phone or alert device within reach

Health, Vision, and Medication Factors

Select concerns that may deserve discussion with a healthcare professional, pharmacist, eye-care provider, or rehabilitation professional.

Which health-related concerns apply?
Last vision check
Recent medication review

Your Fall-Safety Snapshot

Review the concerns selected, your first priority, and the suggested home and health action plan.

This is an awareness result—not a clinical score.

The result is generated from the concerns selected on this page. It is not a validated clinical fall-risk test and cannot predict whether a fall will occur.

REVIEW

Your result will appear here

Your first priority

What You Told Us

These selected answers helped create the awareness result.

    Your Suggested Fall-Safety Plan

    Begin with two or three manageable actions rather than trying to change everything at once.

      Your Home Fall-Prevention Checklist

      The checklist prioritizes the home concerns selected during the assessment.

        Keep a Copy of Your Safety Plan

        Print the full result or print the home checklist to review room by room with a relative, caregiver, or professional.

        Appointment Questions Official Resources

        Your fall-safety plan was copied.

        HELP
        Seek prompt help after a serious fall or sudden change.

        Contact emergency services after a fall involving possible head, neck, back, or hip injury, severe pain, loss of consciousness, sudden weakness, or inability to get up safely.

        The four parts of steadier living

        Fall Prevention Is More Than Removing Rugs

        Everyday steadiness is influenced by movement, health, the home environment, and the ability to call for help.

        MOVE

        Strength and Balance

        Appropriate activity may support confidence and leg strength.

        HOME

        Safer Surroundings

        Clear paths, lighting, handrails, and stable flooring matter.

        CARE

        Health Review

        Vision, dizziness, medicines, feet, and weakness may affect balance.

        PLAN

        A Response Plan

        Keep a phone or alert device close enough to reach.

        Room-by-room fall prevention

        Start With the Places Used Every Day

        A safer home often begins with clear paths, reliable support, better lighting, and frequently used rooms.

        • Keep hallways and bedroom paths clear.
        • Secure or remove loose rugs and mats.
        • Use lights that are easy to reach.
        • Review bathroom grab bars and handrails.
        • Keep daily items within comfortable reach.
        • Wear secure, well-fitting footwear.

        Bedroom

        Keep the bathroom path clear and place a light and phone nearby.

        Bathroom

        Review grab bars, non-slip surfaces, and shower access.

        Stairs

        Check handrails, lighting, carpeting, and objects on steps.

        Living Areas

        Move cords, clutter, and low furniture from walking paths.

        Kitchen

        Store frequently used items without requiring climbing.

        Entrances

        Review railings, outdoor lighting, ice, leaves, and uneven ground.

        TALK

        Questions to Take to a Healthcare Visit

        A printed result can help organize concerns involving balance, medication effects, vision, footwear, strength, and recent falls.

        • Could any medicine affect balance or alertness?
        • Would balance or strength training be appropriate?
        • Should my cane or walker be checked for fit?
        • Could dizziness when standing need further review?
        • Should my vision, hearing, or feet be checked?
        • Would a home-safety assessment be useful?
        Trusted fall-prevention information

        Official Resources for Older Adults and Caregivers

        Review detailed guidance, prevention materials, and home-safety information from official health organizations.

        United States

        CDC STEADI

        Fall-prevention materials for older adults and caregivers.

        Visit CDC STEADI
        United States

        National Institute on Aging

        Falls, prevention steps, and room-by-room home guidance.

        Visit NIA
        Canada

        Health Canada

        Canadian information on preventing falls in and around the home.

        Visit Health Canada
        United Kingdom

        NHS Falls Guidance

        What to do after a fall and ways to reduce future hazards.

        Visit NHS
        Frequently asked questions

        Fall Risk Assessment Questions

        No. It is an educational awareness tool. The result organizes the concerns selected and is not a validated clinical score.

        No. It cannot predict an individual fall or replace a professional physical, medical, or home-safety assessment.

        A fall is an important reason to review what happened, especially when it caused injury, occurred more than once, or involved dizziness or weakness.

        Some medicines may contribute to dizziness, sleepiness, confusion, or blood-pressure changes. Do not stop a medicine without speaking with the prescribing professional or pharmacist.

        Repeat it after a fall, illness, medication change, noticeable change in walking, or move to a different home.

        Yes. A caregiver may help review the questions and environment, while keeping the older adult’s experience central.

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        General educational and fall-awareness guidance only

        This tool does not diagnose a health condition, test physical ability, predict a fall, determine whether a mobility aid is appropriate, or replace medical, rehabilitation, occupational-therapy, or home-safety advice.

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