Abstract: Objective To explore the influencing factors and preventive countermeasures of the fall of the elderly population in Yanda retirement community in Langfang City. Methods Convenience sampling method was used to select the elderly people aged over 60 years old living in Yanda retirement community for a long time （more than 6 months）. The survey contents included demographic characteristics, occurrenc of fall, past history, personal living habits, whether they can correctly understand their own ability, activity of daily living, lighting, fall prevention awareness, etc. The incidence of falls was analyzed, and the influencing factors were analyzed by univariate and multivariate logistic regressions. Results A total of 428 elderly people with an average age of （73.46 ± 6.68） years were included. The incidence of falls was 24.53% （105/428）. 71-80 years old （OR=1.573） and ≥80 years old （OR=1.880）, female （OR=1.803）, no use of walker （OR=2.483）, with cataract （OR=3.709）, inability to correctly understand their own ability（OR=1.546）, no regular physical exercise （OR=5.226）, hypertension （OR=3.445）, with fall-related chronic diseases （OR=4.101）, use of fall-related drugs （OR=1.765）, poor activity of daily living （OR=3.350）, poor lighting （OR=2.392）, no awareness of fall prevention （OR=2.731）, like to go out in slippers （OR=5.478）, and like drinking （OR=2.483） were independent risk factors of falls in elderly. Conclusion The incidence of falls in the elderly of Yanda retirement community is relatively high, and there are many risk factors. It is still necessary to strengthen the prevention and intervention of falls in the elderly.

Key words: Elderly population, Falls, Influencing factor