At CMS Compliance Group, we often work with our clients on their fall prevention programs. Here’s a list of some fall prevention resources to add to your library.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Falls – Older Adults
- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses – Chapter 10: Fall and Injury Prevention
- The American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging – Fall Prevention
- The Falls Management Program – A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities (AHRQ)
- DADS Evidence-Based Best Practice for Nursing Fall Risk Management
- Preventing Falls in the Elderly Long Term Care Facilities – RN Journal
- Measuring Fall Program Outcomes – The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing
- Administration on Aging: Fall Prevention Programs
- VHA NCPS Fall Prevention and Management (US Dept. of Veterans Affairs)
- Checklist For Fall Prevention Programs (NCOA)