If you can answer yes to 3 or more of the following 12 questions, you may at risk of falling due. Please reach out to your PCP or the clinic for a falls risk assesment!
Q1. I have fallen in the past year.
Q2. I use or have been advised to use a cane or walker.
Q3. I sometimes lose my balance when walking.
Q4. I worry about falling.
Q5. I use my arms to push myself up from a chair.
Q6. I sometimes have trouble stepping up onto a curb.
Q7. My body sways when standing stationary.
Q8. I take short, narrow steps.
Q9. I stumble often or look at the ground when I walk.
Q10. I frequently have to rush to the toilet.
Q11. I have lost some feeling in one or both of my feet.
Q12. My medication makes me feel light-headed or sleepy.