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A newly published Ohio State study tracked what happened after community paramedics installed 224 grab bars for older adults who had already fallen. Fall-related 911 calls dropped 61 percent. Hospital transport rates dropped 58 percent. Here is what the data shows, and why installation quality is the real story.

A major bipartisan housing law, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, became law July 11, 2026, and for the first time names grab bars and ramps as an eligible use for a new federal home-repair pilot program. None of it is funded yet. Here's what's actually in the law, section by section.

CDC's newest national data shows the fall death rate among adults 65 and older has climbed 21% since 2018. More than 1 in 4 older adults falls every year. Behind that number is a quieter, more useful story: most of what drives a fall inside a home is identifiable, and most of it is fixable.

ASTHO's new report on rural falls prevention shows what happens when states stop treating clinical screening and community programs as separate systems. Iowa and Oklahoma both closed that gap, and the results are a direct lesson for OTs and community partners.