The Home Environment Survey Home Checklist is a self-assessment tool for home fall hazards for older adults with declining physical functional abilities. It comprises 73 items that are divided into seven sections: living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, front stairs, back stairs, and inside stairs. It uses a three-point rating scale: yes / no / can’t answer. The housing quality indicators the tool assesses are lighting and accessibility.
Health status and risk factors Disability, Functional decline, Fall risk
Age group Older Adults
Assessor Older adults; healthcare professionals; social service providers; researchers
Sections / items 7 sections; 73 items
Self-administered Yes
Multi-component No
Indicators Accessibility; lighting
Authors Morgan, R. O., DeVito, C. A., Stevens, J. A., Branche, C. M., Virnig, B. A. et al.
Publication date 2005
Morgan, R. O., Devito, C. A., Stevens, J. A., Branche, C. M., Virnig, B. A., Wingo, P. A., & Sattin, R. W. (2005). A self-assessment tool was reliable in identifying hazards in the homes of elders. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 58(12), 1252-1259. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.04.001