Older Californians At Risk for Avoidable Falls. Steven P. Wallace, Nadereh Pourat, Eva Durazo, Rosana Leos. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Policy Brief. May 2010. http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu/pubs/Publication.aspx?pubID=405  

This policy brief examines the growing rate of repeated falls among senior citizens using the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). The authors found that over half million older Californians (565,000) fell more than once in 2007 -- about 100,00 more seniors with repeated falls than in 2003. Guidelines recommend reducing the risk of falling by older adults with a history of falls through an evaluation by a health professional with evaluation and counseling in a number of areas. However, the authors of this brief found that fewer than half of seniors with multiple falls engaged in the six recommended preventive activities in the previous year.