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1. Falls Dashboard | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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   September 01, 2024 - Falls Dashboard Learn more about how the dashboards are set up .

2. Falls | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   fear of falling, and increased health care use. … with electronic medical records identify residents at risk for falls and prevent falls that can be avoided … Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care Preventing falls involves managing … an interdisciplinary quality improvement initiative for a falls management program. … , including a primer  on falls.

3. VHA’s National Falls Collaborative and Prevention Programs (pdf file)
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   March 01, 2006 - collected baseline data and analyzed their systems for assessing and treating patients at risk for falling … by Morse: accidental falls, anticipated physiologic falls, and unanticipated physiologic falls.13 … the patient from falling by implementing all possible interventions for these high-risk patients. … Fear of falling and fall-related efficacy in relationship to functioning among community living elders … Economic dimensions of slip and fall injuries. J Forensic Sci 1996; 41: 733-746. 15. Rogers E.

4. Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention (pdf file)
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   June 02, 2025 - Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention … Falls Prevention Plan • Section 3: Investigations/Root Cause Analysis of Resident Falls • Section … This assessment will cover the following: • Section 1: Screening for Falls Risk • Section 2: Falls … Are care plans developed for all residents determined to be at risk of falling? … Does your facility have a policy to assess residents after falling?

5. Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention (pdf file)
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   June 02, 2025 - Are care plans developed for all residents determined to be at risk of falling? … Does your facility have a policy to assess residents after falling? … Root Cause Analysis for New Falls 5. Weekly Falls Risk Huddle 6. … Root Cause Analysis for New Falls 20. Weekly Falls Risk Huddle 21. … Worksheet for Falls Prevention Section 1: Screening for Falls Risk Section 2: Falls Prevention Plan

6. Using a Computerized Fall Risk Assessment Process to Tailor Interventions in Acute Care (pdf file)
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   February 26, 2008 - Search terms and phrases included: falls, accidental falls, risk assessment, risk factors, risk management … Accidental falls. … Accidental falls are caused by the patient slipping, tripping, or having a mishap. … Morse indicated that accidental falls are less common,17 but a more recent report suggests that accidental … However, they are at higher risk for injury if an unanticipated or accidental fall occurs, so they are

7. Using a Computerized Fall Risk Assessment Process to Tailor Interventions in Acute Care (pdf file)
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   February 26, 2008 - Search terms and phrases included: falls, accidental falls, risk assessment, risk factors, risk management … Accidental falls. … Accidental falls are caused by the patient slipping, tripping, or having a mishap. … Morse indicated that accidental falls are less common,17 but a more recent report suggests that accidental … However, they are at higher risk for injury if an unanticipated or accidental fall occurs, so they are

8. On-Time Falls Prevention: Electronic Reports (pdf file)
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   June 02, 2025 - On-Time Falls Prevention: Electronic Reports On-Time Falls Prevention: Electronic Reports Four types … On-Time Falls Prevention: Electronic Reports 1 O n-Tim e Falls P revention E lectronic R eports … the falls. … Medical Staff Meeting On-Time Falls Prevention: Electronic Reports 11 O n-Tim e Falls P … Facility staff typically complete a falls assessment immediately after a resident falls.

9. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   November 01, 2017 - may contribute to the resident falling. … Facilitator: Mary, do you think that talking about residents at risk for falling, in addition to those … We need to look at patterns of who is falling and the circumstances leading to the falls. … Many of these medications may put them at risk of falling. … I think we may miss some systematic reasons that result in residents falling that we miss when we look

10. Appendix 3-A. Suggested Slides for Module 3 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - The risk factors for falls. Which residents are at high risk of falling. … How falls can be prevented. … P What are his risk factors for falling? … Slide 4 Facts About Falls One of the biggest safety challenges is preventing falls. … Slide 7 Resident Risk Factors for Falls Previous falls. Diminished strength.

11. AHRQ Toolkit Helped Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Reduce Patient Falls by 21 Percent | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2018 - AHRQ Toolkit Helped Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Reduce Patient Falls by 21 Percent Search All … Impact Case Studies July 2018 Patient falls resulting in injury were reduced by 21 percent at … Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital after the Lincoln, NE, facility implemented AHRQ’s Preventing Falls … Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, a 48-bed post-acute care facility, prevented eight patient falls during … , gait, and balance had on a post-acute care patient’s risk of falling,” Krason said.

12. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - There are many risk factors for falls. Using the HEAR ME tips can help reduce falls. … Minimizing further falls. … to the individual resident's reasons for falling. … future falls. … to reduce that resident's risk of falling again in the future.

13. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2017 - Slide 1: Introduction to Falls Reports AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention … Facilitator Training Introduction to Falls Reports Slide 2: Falls Prevention Electronic Reports … risk of falling Enables staff to be more proactive, consistent, and accurate when identifying residents … High-Risk Report How many residents triggered for highest risk of falling? … With Major Injury Falls With Minor Injury Slide 27: Sample Summary of Falls Risk Factors

14. Session 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - quality of life; a resident may want to dance, or garden, or go on an outing, and taking the risk of falling … Any resident who has a pattern of falls is at risk of falling again. … Assessing and Decreasing Fall Risk An important job for licensed nurses is to assess residents' risk of falling … and injuries from falls. … That is, each change should be made to address a reason that this particular resident may be falling.

15. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Training (pdf file)
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    June 02, 2025 - may contribute to the resident falling. … Facilitator: Mary, do you think that talking about residents at risk for falling, in addition to those … We need to look at patterns of who is falling and the circumstances leading to the falls. … Many of these medications may put them at risk of falling. … I think we may miss some systematic reasons that result in residents falling that we miss when we look

16. Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s Success in Preventing Falls in Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2024 - Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s Success in Preventing Falls in Hospitals The hospital can be … This can increase the patient’s risk for falling while hospitalized. … The goal of this initiative was to decrease patient falls and falls with injury. … and falls with injury. … Reducing Patient Falls AHRQ’s Preventing Falls in Hospitals toolkit was instrumental in guiding the

17. Network of Patient Safety Databases Falls Chartbook, 2023 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2023 - light/personal items within reach, Visible identification of patient as being at risk for fall (e.g., Falling … within reach, Nonslip footwear, Visible identification of patient as being at risk for fall (e.g., Falling … family education, Nonslip footwear, Visible identification of patient as being at risk for fall (e.g., Falling … education, Non-slip footwear, Visible identification of patient as being at risk for fall (e.g., Falling … injury and residual harm group; Visible identification of patient as being at risk for fall (e.g., Falling

18. Chapter 1. Introduction and Program Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Residents who fall without injury often develop a fear of falling that leads to self-imposed limitation … Increased fear of falling and restriction of activities. Decreased ability to function. … causes of falls. … chronic diseases cannot be eliminated, they can be managed in a way to reduce the resident's risk of falling … Falls Team Falls Nurse Coordinator. Falls Nursing Assistants (2-4) Falls Therapist.

19. Appendix B23: Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Falls in Nursing Homes. … Interventions for preventing falls in elderly people. … Prevention of falls in hospitalized and institutionalized older people. … Identifying nursing home patients at risk for falling. J Am Geriat Soc 1998;46(5):551-555. … Preventing falls in elderly persons. N Engl J Med 2003;348(1):42-4.

20. Session 1 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - What are his risk factors for falling? … Falls are more likely to be part of another problem when the person has no history of falling and few … risk factors for falling. … Return to Contents   Risk Factors for Falls A risk factor for falling is one that, in clinical … for falling.