Other resources which may be useful:
Falls
National Council on Aging National Falls Prevention Resource Center at
https://www.ncoa.org/professionals/health/center-for-healthy-aging/national-falls-
prevention-resource-center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at
http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/falls/
World Health Organization Fall Prevention in Older Age at
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241563536
National Institute on Aging, Falls and Fall Prevention,
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/topics/falls-and-falls-prevention
Wandering and Elopement Resources
National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners at http://www.nccdp.or
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