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HHS named eight recipients for a $27.8 million, three-year initiative to prevent falls among older adults. The awards will support programs that connect health care providers with community organizations and expand the CDC’s STEADI and Stepping On approaches.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has named eight recipients for a $27.8 million, three-year initiative to reduce falls among older adults, including two organizations that provide or support services in the home. The awards are intended to expand fall-prevention programs and strengthen links between health care providers and community organizations.
Each recipient is set to receive $1,940,162, subject to the availability of funds, according to HHS. The named organizations are Health Research, Inc.; the Maryland Department of Health; CHPcommunity, Inc., doing business as Iowa Community HUB; AgeOptions, Inc.; Texas A&M University; Partners In Care Foundation; Central Maine Area Agency on Aging; and The Oasis Institute.
The initiative’s funding is divided among three fall-prevention programs. HHS says the money will help expand programs described as proven, improve coordination between health care providers and community groups, and support state and local efforts to reduce falls. The source report does not provide the allocation for each individual program.
The awards will expand the CDC’s STEADI program—Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries—which helps providers screen for, assess and address fall risk. Funding will also support Stepping On, a community-based program intended to help older adults build strength and balance and address fall-related risks.
Funding Connects Clinics and Communities
The awards matter to older adults and the organizations supporting them because fall prevention can involve more than a single clinical screening. The funded approaches link health care assessment with community-based support and activities addressing strength, balance and risks in everyday settings. For providers serving older people at home, those connections may help identify concerns and coordinate support beyond a medical visit.
The CDC figures cited in the source report indicate the scale of the problem: falls among older adults lead to approximately 4.5 million emergency department visits and 1.4 million hospitalizations each year. These are annual estimates, not a count of injuries prevented by the new awards. HHS says the initiative is intended to reduce injuries and health care costs, but the report does not provide a forecast of its expected effects.
Two recipients have direct or supporting roles in home-based care. Central Maine Area Agency on Aging offers adult day services, personal support through its Bridges program, meals and caregiver support. Partners In Care Foundation provides care management, in-home assessments, care-transition support and community-based health programs. Their inclusion puts organizations with community and home-care services among the awardees, although the reported information does not specify the projects each will carry out.
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Home-Care Groups Join Awardees
The initiative builds on fall-prevention work in both health care and community settings. STEADI focuses on helping health care providers screen and assess fall risk and respond to identified concerns. Stepping On takes a community-program approach, with activities intended to improve older adults’ strength and balance and address factors linked to falls. HHS says the new awards will expand both programs, but the available report does not outline how expansion will differ by location.
Home-based care organizations have also developed their own approaches. The source report describes Bayada Home Health Care’s Enhanced Quality of Care Model, launched in 2025, which assesses clients for fall and other risks so caregivers can respond sooner. Bayada practice president Matthew Kroll previously told Home Health Care News that the model could support improved outcomes and payer negotiations; those comments concerned Bayada’s program, not the federal awards.
The report also cites a mandatory fall-prevention training program at TheKey, a home-care provider operating in the United States, Canada and Australia. TheKey’s vice president of human resource operations, Mansi Mehta, previously told the publication that training covers safe client support and transfers. These company examples provide context for ongoing fall-prevention work, but they are not identified as recipients of the HHS initiative.
“That’s all promoting safety for our clients.”
— Mansi Mehta, TheKey’s vice president of human resource operations, speaking previously to Home Health Care News
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Award Plans and Measures Remain Open
The available report does not break down the $27.8 million among the three programs or specify each recipient’s work plan, service area or timetable. It also says awards are subject to fund availability, without detailing what conditions could affect the amounts or when individual payments will be made.
HHS’s statement describes intended benefits, including fewer injuries and lower health care costs. The source material does not give a target for falls prevented, a measurement framework, or results from the new awards. It is also not clear when HHS or recipients will publish progress data or how the department will compare outcomes across different communities and programs.
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Recipients Begin Three-Year Work
The named organizations are expected to use the awards over a three-year period to expand fall-prevention work, including the STEADI and Stepping On approaches. The source report does not give a start date for each recipient’s activities or a schedule for future announcements.
Further details to watch for include recipient-specific plans, the locations and populations served, and how organizations will coordinate health care and community services. Later reporting or public updates may also clarify how the initiative measures participation, falls, injuries and health care use. Until those details are released, the confirmed information is the award list, the stated per-recipient amount subject to funding availability, and HHS’s broad program goals.
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Key Questions
How much money is HHS distributing?
HHS named recipients for a $27.8 million initiative covering three years. Each of the eight named organizations is set to receive $1,940,162, subject to fund availability, according to HHS.
Which home-care organizations received awards?
The listed organizations with home-care or home-support services are Central Maine Area Agency on Aging and Partners In Care Foundation. The source report describes their services but does not provide their specific award-funded plans.
What fall-prevention programs will the awards expand?
The initiative will expand the CDC’s STEADI program for provider screening and risk assessment, and Stepping On, a community program focused on strength, balance and fall-related risks.
How many falls will the initiative prevent?
HHS has not provided a projected number in the source material. The department says the awards are intended to reduce injuries and health care costs, but no prevention target or measured result is reported.
When will recipients report results?
The awards cover three years, but the source report does not give a reporting calendar or say when progress data will be published.
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