Assessing Home Safety Fall and Accident Risk in the Prematurely Aging, Formerly Homeless Population

This piece assesses the home safety of formerly homeless adults ages 40–65 yr residing in supportive housing. Nineteen of 20 participants fell at or above the 95th percentile of an elderly reference group, indicating greater home safety concerns compared with adults 20 yr older.

Publication Date: 
2017
Volume: 
71
Journal Name: 
American Journal of Occupational Therapy