Promoting safety for older people at home

Develop accident intervention activities for elderly people. Exchange information on the design, implementation and evaluation-results of developed intervention strategies on home safety for older people.

Home and leisure accidents are a major cause of death among older people and result in a large number of hospital admissions. It is estimated that each year about 2 to 3 million non-fatal, medically treated injuries due to home and leisure accidents occur among older people in Europe. The consequences of such injuries are often considerable; they interfere seriously in normal daily activities and the ability of older people to continue to live on their own.