Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, was hospitalized on Tuesday afternoon after a fall at her dwelling in San Francisco and returned to her residence after an examination confirmed no severe accidents, her spokesman stated.

The senator, 90, tripped over a chair in her kitchen round 1 p.m., based on her workplace.

She was admitted briefly to the medical heart on the University of California, San Francisco, “as a precaution,” Adam Russell, her spokesman, stated on Wednesday. He added that she had remained there for an hour or two till docs decided that her scans have been clear.

Ms. Feinstein’s well being has been a rising concern since February, when she was hospitalized with a extreme case of shingles. Complications from the illness stored her dwelling till May, and he or she has relied heavily on staff members to carry out her duties on Capitol Hill this yr. She and different lawmakers are of their dwelling states for Congress’s August recess.

Ms. Feinstein has required intensive dwelling care, the price of which has change into a part of a dispute over control of the estate of her late husband, Richard C. Blum, a rich financier. When she was recovering from shingles in San Francisco this spring, she relied on housekeepers and residential well being aides. She additionally was accompanied by a well being aide when she returned to Washington in May.

The senator has granted her solely baby, Katherine Feinstein, energy of legal professional over her authorized affairs. Katherine Feinstein, a former Superior Court choose in San Francisco, has filed two lawsuits difficult how Mr. Blum’s property is being dealt with by trustees.

Ms. Feinstein is amongst a variety of growing older senators whose health issues have become a focus on Capitol Hill. She was lately absent from her work on the Senate Judiciary Committee whereas she battled sickness, prompting some in her personal social gathering to name for her resignation.

On the Republican aspect, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority chief, has additionally had well being points: He had a concussion after falling at a fund-raising occasion in March and froze midsentence whereas talking at a news convention final month, resulting in hypothesis about who would possibly succeed him if he have been to retire.

Both lawmakers have stated they plan to complete their phrases.

TMZ reported earlier that Ms. Feinstein had been taken to the hospital after a fall. Mr. Russell described the incident as “minor.”

Luke Broadwater contributed reporting from Washington.