🔬 Poor Housing Conditions Can Raise Fall Risk
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: Medical Xpress · 1 min read · · Updated
What actually happened
Older adults living in homes with electrical or plumbing problems, insufficient space or poor lighting are more likely to experience a fall, according to a new study published Aug. 5, 2026, in the open-access journal PLOS One by Javiera Cartagena-Farías of the London School of Economics and Political Science, U.K., and colleagues.
Key points
- Older adults living in homes with electrical or plumbing problems, insufficient space or poor lighting are more likely to experience a fall, according to a new study published Aug.
- 5, 2026, in the open-access journal PLOS One by Javiera Cartagena-Farías of the London School of Economics and Political Science, U.
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