of falls increases with age and frailty level. ? Older people who are living in nursing homes fall more often than those who are living in community. Approximately 30-50% of people living in long-term care institutions fall each year, and 40% of them experienced recurrent falls (8 ).? The incidence of falls appears to vary among countries as well. For instance, a study in the South-East Asia Region found that in China, 6- 31% (9-13) while another, found that in Japan, 20% (14) of older adults fell each year. A study in the Region of the Americas (Latin/Caribbean region) found the proportion of older adults who fell each year ranging from 21.6% in Barbados to 34% in Chile (15). ? 65岁以上 28-35% 老人出现跌倒, 70岁以上 32-42% 出现。?跌倒与衰老相关?住护理院发病率高?跌倒的后果不同国家不同。