[The occupational therapist and the assessment of the elderly person's home].

Soins Gerontol

Soins de suite et réadaptation orthogériatrique, GHU La Pitié-Salpêtrière-Charles Foix, AP-HP, 7 avenue de la République, 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine, France. Electronic address:

Published: March 2018

The falls of elderly people in their home are frequently related to the environment. Plans and photographs of the home provided by the patient's relatives are useful and constitute relevant assessment tools. The home visit is even more effective as it helps to identify areas which pose a high risk of falling which cannot be picked up by the other tools.

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