Nursing home workers should consider depression as a risk factor for resident falls, authors of a new study say. Depression is already reported as an independent risk factor for falls. In fact, it can ...

Inpatient clinical care teams generally use tools such as bed alarms, gait belts, closer nursing station placement and more to prevent patient falls. But those interventions can hinder clinical ...

Nursing homes must often document and report falls to meet federal and state guidelines. Learn about reporting falls in ...

The National Center for Patient Safety offers a free, downloadable pocket card designed to help healthcare providers measure the risk of patient falls. Healthcare providers can use the Morse Fall ...

Low staffing levels and “missed nursing care” may be directly associated with higher risk of patient falls, according to research published in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality. For their study, ...

Two newly released companion reports from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) discuss the prevalence of serious falls among Medicare-enrolled nursing ...

Falls in nursing homes can cause more than broken bones. They often signal a breakdown in care, communication, or facility standards. When older adults fall, recovery is not only physical but also ...

To prevent falls, a Colorado hospital is replacing frequent bed alarms with an AI-enabled system that analyzes EHR data for risk indicators. Historically, UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central classified ...

LYCOMING COUNTY, Pa. — At Heritage Springs Memory Care in Fairfield Township, a new technology has been installed recently. It is called Teton AI or artificial intelligence. The system is designed to ...