Falls are very common among older people, with 30–40% of people aged 65 or over falling each year. Incidence increases with age, is particularly high in residential care settings, and has a considerable burden in terms of morbidity, mortality, use of health services, and reductions in quality of life. In the first section of this chapter we define falls, then review the epidemiology of falls in the community, and acute hospital, residential, and long-term care. We review and identify the major risk factors for falls and the assessment and screening tools used to detect risk and resources of best practice recommendations for clinical practice. In the second section, we provide overviews of best practice in prevention and clinical management, first for older people living independently in the community, then for acute hospital care, and thirdly for residential and long-term care.