FALL PREVENTION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

The Fall Prevention Center of Excellence (FPCE) is nationally recognized as a leading source of fall prevention information for older adults, families, caregivers, professionals, service providers, researchers, and policymakers. Housed at the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, FPCE creates and distributes multilingual materials for these groups on its widely visited website, www.stopfalls.org; has provided technical assistance to 11 regional fall prevention coalitions in California; and has convened three statewide summits on fall prevention and aging in place. FPCE also offers an online Executive Certificate in Home Modification Program that teaches professionals how to assess and modify homes for aging in place... The Lifetime Home highlights common barriers to safe and supportive aging in the home and features a range of home modifications and universal design features that can address them. Photographs from actual homes demonstrate how design..

Also known as: FPCE