Managing Falls in the Older Adult
Program Summary:
As our population becomes older and frailer, the problem of falls and subsequent injury is increasing. The cost to the individual who falls is high both financially and psychologically. But with the recent changes to the Medicare re-imbursements for ‘Preventable Complications’, the cost to the organization has the potential to be very high both in dollars and reputation.
Whatever the healthcare environment, preventing falls and subsequent injury is a high priority, and demonstrating a comprehensive approach to falls prevention is crucial in recertification by Joint Commission.
This 6 hour workshop places a strong multi-disciplinary focus on falls risk assessment and falls prevention for the older adult.
By the end of the workshop the participant will be able to:
- Identify five major factors that place a patient/client at risk of falling.
- State five different professionals that need to be involved in the falls prevention team.
- Discuss five different approaches to reduce the risk of falls in their workplace.
This workshop is suitable for:
Members of the Risk Management Team involved in reducing risk to the patients and to the organization, particularly those in long term care. Licensed nursing staff and other healthcare professionals who work with older adults, and anyone who is in a position of leadership within their organization and who has falls prevention program development and implementation as part of their role.
and includes:
- Legal and moral obligations to prevent falls.
- Physical, psychological and socio-economic causes of falling.
- Psychological effects to the patient/client and their caregivers from falling.
- Multi-disciplinary team approach to falls risk assessment
- Multi-disciplinary approach to falls prevention.
- Interventions to reduce the risk of falling.
- Health education and falls prevention.
On Site workshop
The Managing Falls in Older Adults workshop can also be brought to your organization and can be individually tailored to your needs.
Consultancy
Visioning HealthCare can work with your organization to help you fine tune your falls programs and to help you with new ideas and approaches.
Our falls consultant has many years of international experience in developing falls programs in acute and non-acute care settings. She has presented at conferences on this subject and has worked on a Department of Health (UK) funded falls project that followed the patients journey from acute to primary care. She has also conducted research into ‘Older Women’s Experiences of Falling’ and has a Masters in Nursing Practice, specializing in Geriatric care.
For further information on this or any of our other programs, please telephone us at 1-877-823-4310 or email us at info@visioninghealthcare.com.