Organizing and Implementing a Fall Prevention Program

In long-term care facilities, between one-half and three-quarters of residents fall each year. In an era where both the cost of care and resident outcomes are on the feds’ radar, preventing falls needs to be a top priority for administrators. The organization and implementation of fall prevention activities within long-term care facilities require is a two-step process: 

• First, it’s essential to have a baseline knowledge of falls. This helps build clinical processes that enable nurses to prevent falls.  
• Second, there are several organizational steps that are crucial to support both the efforts of frontline bedside nurses in preventing falls and the successful implementation of fall prevention programs. 

This course is designed to:

• Assist long-term care administrators in organizing and implementing fall prevention programs.
• Provide nurse educators with an understanding of the clinical and organizational aspects of successful fall prevention programs and their implementation. In turn, educators can use this material to develop in-services that support staff in their fall prevention efforts.