Fall prevention for adults

Every 5 minutes, a Dutch adult aged 65 or over ends up in A&E due to a fall. A fall can limit one's self-reliance and mobility. With fall prevention training, you can lower the risk of falling in future.

What is fall prevention?

You are entitled to fall prevention if you are 18 or older. Fall prevention consists of the following components:

  • fall risk assessment, if, based on a fall risk assessment, you are at a high risk of falling.
  • intake for a training programme to prevent falls (fall-preventive exercise intervention), if you are
    at a high risk of falling based on a fall risk assessment and if you are dependent on support from a
    physiotherapist or remedial therapist during the training programme due to underlying or
    additional somatic problems.
  • a maximum of 1 training programme to prevent falls (fall-preventive exercise intervention) per
    12 months. You must be at a high risk of falling according to a fall risk assessment. And due to
    underlying or additional somatic problems, you must be dependent on support from a
    physiotherapist or remedial therapist during the training programme. You are entitled to the
    training programmes to prevent falls on the List designated fall prevention training
    programmes for adults
    . This list may change in the interim.

Reimbursements

  
Basic Health Insurance Reimbursement 
HollandZorg basic health insurance  100%
Supplementary Insurance Reimbursement 
Start/Extra/Plus/Top None
No Risk I None 
No Risk II  None

Statutory personal contribution

No.

Compulsory and voluntary excess?

Yes, with the exception of the fall risk assessment.

Referral needed?

Yes, the intake for a training programme to prevent falls and the training programme itself require a referral from a general practitioner.

Who can provide this type of treatment?

The following care providers are permitted to provide this type of care:

  • for fall risk assessment: a general practitioner or a care group contracted by us.
  • for the intake for a training programme and for the training programme itself: a physiotherapist or remedial therapist who is certified to carry out the relevant training programme.

Please note:

The information on this page is a brief outline of the reimbursements. No rights can be derived from this page. You can only derive rights from our insurance conditions 2025.

Your health insurance

In My HollandZorg you will find all information about your health insurance policy. 

Maximum rates for a non-contracted care provider

Have you chosen a healthcare provider with whom we have no contract? Then, we will reimburse according to our maximum rates for 2025. If the rate invoiced by the non-contracted care provider is higher than our maximum rates, you will have to pay the difference yourself. You will be able to find contracted care providers with our Care finder.

Reimbursements, conditions and regulations 2024