SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025

This bill focuses on preventing falls among veterans. It would create a new Office of Falls Prevention at the VA to set care standards, watch for gaps, share resources, and coordinate home safety changes for veterans. The office would run a national education campaign for at‑risk veterans, their families, and providers, and could fund local campaigns. It would also team up with the National Institute on Aging to study what works, including safer home setups, medication risks, and better patient handling and mobility in VA settings .

The bill also adds the VA to a federal committee on healthy aging, requires updated VA policies on safe patient handling, looks at a pilot to fund home changes that prevent falls, and makes sure certain veterans get a fall‑risk check by a licensed physical or occupational therapist.

• Who is affected: Veterans at risk of falling, their families, VA clinicians and facilities
• What changes: New VA office, nationwide and local education efforts, more research with the National Institute on Aging, better coordination on home modifications, updated safety policies, and fall‑risk assessments for certain veterans
• When: These actions would begin after the bill becomes law, with the VA establishing and operating the new office and related programs