Background: The study aimed to investigate home environmental hazards, which may give rise to falls among Korean elderly. Methods: Data collection was made through face-to-face interviews and observations, which were conducted by visiting nurses to 299 Korean elderly people. The home environment hazards checklist, developed by Park and Jang(2013), was used to assess the risk level of falls in the six areas in both outside and inside the home. Results: The most common home environmental hazards for each area were as follows: “In the snow and rain of course, the stairs are slippery (n= 45, 15.1%),” “Each step does not have non-skid strips (n=37, 12.4%),” and “The stairs are too high or steep (n=23, 7.7%)” for stairs; “Broken or rugged road (n=162, 54.2%)” for road environments; “Door sills (n=247, 82.6%)” and “Dim lighting (n=89, 28.1%)” for an entrance of the house; “Door sills (n=282, 94.3%)” and “Use of wearing socks, paddles and slippers (n=161, 53.8%)” for living room; “No grab bars around the bathtub and the toilet (n=270, 90.3%)”and “Long distance between the main room and the bathroom (n=156, 52.2%)” for bathroom; “No settled dining-room table so carrying every meal to a folding table (n=132, 44.1%)” for kitchen. Conclusion: To reduce the risk of falls among Korean elderly, it is urgent to eliminate the door sills in both outside and inside the home and to install the grab bars on the walls in the bathroom.