Falls In Nursing Homes Are A Serious Threat To The Safety Of Many Patients
Given the frequency (approximately 80+% of all nursing nursing home patients will experience a fall this coming year) with which nursing home falls occur, facilities must be on the lookout when it comes to implementing fall prevention techniques in order to improve patient safety. Too often, the prevention comes too late-- if at all. Here are our most popular fall-related entries over the past year: How Many Falls Is Enough To Impose Responsibility On Nursing Home? Falls are a common problem facing elderly people in and out of nursing homes. By some accounts, every elderly person in America will fall...
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Never Event #1: Hospital Falls & Trauma
Falls in trauma top the list of preventable medical conditions in hospitals, accounting for 193,566 incidents in 2007. Falls in hospitals (and similarly in nursing homes) are deemed to be preventable by Medicare because with proper fall/risk assessments and staff assistance most falls in hospital could be avoided. A number of factors should be addressed by a hospital to determine if a person is at risk for falls: Medication that may effect balance or coordination Does the person normally use an assistive device like a walker or cane? If so, one should be provided by the facility at all times. Age....
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