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Editor's Pick Tools: The Falls Management Program

This interdisciplinary program is designed to assist nursing facilities in improving their fall care processes and outcomes through educational and quality improvement tools.

Establishing a Falls Management Program in nursing facilities is important because falls are common in nursing facilities, often have serious consequences, decrease the resident's quality of life and ability to function. While not all falls and injuries can be prevented, it is critical to have a systematic process of assessment, intervention and monitoring that results in minimizing fall risk.



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Background

The Falls Management Program developed by the Emory Center for Health in Aging, builds upon the previous work of Dr. Wayne Ray and colleagues at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Several components of the program and illustrations in this publication are used courtesy of the Department of Preventive Medicine in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.


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Setting

Nursing Home

Target Audience

  • Administrators/Senior Leaders
  • Healthcare Workers
  • QIOs or QI Professionals

Tool Category

Workshops and Presentations

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Partner

Contributor Information

Emory Center for Health in Aging

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta , Georgia

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