Prevention of Falls and Serious Injuries in Long-Term Care

The goals of this educational program are to increase staff awareness of what a “fall” is, why a fall occurs, and the critical importance of fall reporting (and MDS entry) for preventing repeat falls in the nursing home. This DVD-based curriculum was developed by a group consisting of geriatricians, nurse educators, nurses, elearning experts, and risk managers...
Intended Audience: Health care staff

Falls in the Nursing Home

This presentation by Michael J. Mintzer describe factors for falls in nursing homes, explains the importance of collecting and recording falls data, and the use the care planning templates specifically for falls in the nursing home including the fall/found-on-floor data collection worksheet.
Intended Audience: Health care staff