Moderate Alzheimer Disease Lives in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 80yo Man | Psychiatry | SMLE Q#1489
SMLE Question #1489
Medicine / Internal Medicine
Psychiatry
Last updated: February 2026
An 80-year-old man with moderate Alzheimer disease lives with his daughter. Over the past year, he has worsening short-term memory and nighttime disorientation and uses a cane to walk. Last night, he fell while walking down a dimly lit staircase at home. In the emergency department, evaluation found no fracture or intracranial injury, and he was discharged home. His daughter asks how to reduce the risk of another similar fall. Which intervention is most appropriate to reduce future falls?
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