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Fall-Risk Checklist: CDC's 12-Statement Self-Check
What it does
Check every statement that is true for you. Each adds points. CDC says a total of 4 points or more may mean a risk for falling, and to discuss the checklist with your doctor. CDC describes it as a validated self-assessment tool.
Read this first
- It is a screening checklist, not a diagnosis. It cannot tell you why you might be at risk or what to do beyond talking with your doctor.
- The statements include medicines and mood. Fit after 50 does not send, save, or use these answers to choose your steps.
- CDC's own suggestions are four: speak up with your healthcare provider, keep moving to improve leg strength and balance, get an annual eye exam, and make your home safer.
Related: Everyday capability after 50 and Home Safety Checklist.
About the evidence on this page
- Review status
- Claims source-checked
- Last updated
- Claims source-checked
- Clinician review
- None recorded. No physician or other licensed clinician has reviewed this page.
The 12 statements, their points, and the scoring statement were read from CDC's Stay Independent document. The checks were prepared with AI assistance and the ratings are proposed, pending confirmation by a person.
Claims we checked
- Moderate evidenceCDC's Stay Independent checklist adds points for 12 statements and says a total of 4 or more may mean a risk for falling and to discuss it with your doctor. CDC calls it a validated self-assessment tool.Supportive guidance exists, with more limits or less consistency than a strong rating.This rating is proposed, pending confirmation by a person.Limits: We checked what CDC's document says. We did not review the validation study. It is a screening checklist, not a diagnosis. Answers are not stored by Fit after 50.
Sources
- Stay Independent: Learn more about fall prevention, CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (2023)
Limitations
- A screening checklist, not a diagnosis.
- We did not review the validation study CDC cites.
- Answers are not sent, saved, or used to choose your steps.
- Talk with a clinician if you have a health condition, symptoms, or restrictions.
Update history
- : First version published.