NTUC Health uses AI tool to predict seniors’ fall risk for early intervention

A new artificial intelligence (AI) software deployed by NTUC Health aims to predict the fall risk of seniors, allowing early intervention and prevention of actual falls.

- Yap Wei Qiang Correspondent

Under CaptureProof Fall Screening, seniors have to do two tasks — stand up from a seated position, and walk in a straight line.

Video recordings of their movements, posture, gait and balance, as well as the time they take to complete the tasks, will be analysed with AI software to predict if they have a high, moderate or low risk of falls. The software was developed by digital health firm CaptureProof.

For instance, if a senior takes more than 12 seconds to complete five rounds of standing up from a seated position, this person faces a higher risk of falling.

The appropriate interventions, developed in partnership with clinicians from the National University Health System, can then be introduced. These include strengthening the senior’s core muscles and addressing issues of malnourishment or muscle loss.

This screening was first piloted at NTUC Health’s Boon Lay Active Ageing Centre (AAC) in July 2025, with a focus on frail seniors. Sixty-three seniors have been screened to date, and there is a target of screening 200 seniors by end-2025.