Researchers from Hebrew University 's Institute for Aging Research have developed and published a new assessment to assess the risk of falls in long - term care patients . New assessment predicts fracture risk for patients in long-term care (2017, August 31) retrieved 14 April 2020 from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-08-fracture-patients-long-term.html The paper on the assessment titled " Fracture Risk Assessment in Long - term Care ( FRAiL ) " was published today in the Journal of Gerontology Medical Sciences .
Researchers from Hebrew University 's Institute for Aging Research have developed and published a new assessment to assess the risk of falls in long - term care patients . The paper on the assessment titled " Fracture Risk Assessment in Long - term Care ( FRAiL ) " was published today in the Journal of Gerontology Medical Sciences .