Keeping Seniors Safe from Falls and Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act

Summary

Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) oversee and support a national education campaign focusing on reducing falls among older adults and preventing repeat falls; and (2) award grants to design and carry out local education campaigns. Directs the Secretary to conduct and support research to: (1) improve the identification of older adults who have a high risk of falling; (2) improve data collection and analysis to identify fall risk and protective factors; (3) design, implement, and evaluate the most effective fall prevention interventions; (4) tailor effective strategies to reduce falls to specific populations of older adults; (5) maximize the dissemination of proven, effective fall prevention interventions; (6) improve the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of elderly fall victims; and (7) assess the risks of falls occurring in various settings. Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct research and develop, implement, and evaluate the most effective approaches to reduce falls among high-risk older adults living in long-term care facilities; (2) evaluate the effectiveness of community programs; (3) provide professional education for physicians and allied health professionals in fall prevention; (4) oversee and support specified demonstration and research projects; (5) award grants to design, implement, and evaluate fall prevention programs using proven intervention strategies and carry out a multistate demonstration project; and (6) report to Congress on the effects of falls on health care costs, the potential for reducing falls, and the most effective strategies for reducing associated health care costs.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 5 December 2006

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 5 December 2006

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 5 December 2006

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 July 2005

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 July 2005

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 28 July 2005

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