Occupational Therapy Insights

Home Safety Self Assessment Tool


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Falls are the leading cause of injury, disability, nursing home placement, and death in adults over the age of 65 years. In the United States, one in every three older adults falls each year. The HSSAT has been found to be useful in reducing the occurrence of falls at home through studies that were conducted at the Department of Rehabilitation, University at Buffalo. Use of this tool, as instructed in this book, helps to prevent future falls.

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Occupational Therapy InsightsBy Dr. Frederick B. Covington

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