Steps | Purpose | Strategies |
Fall Risk Assessment | To identify fall and injury risk | Factors to Assess:
When to Assess:
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Care Plan | To design strategies aimed at reducing fall/injury risk | Multidisciplinary strategies targeted at identified risk factors |
Post Fall Assessment | To identify why fall occurred/to prevent further falls | Components:
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Follow-Up | To determine whether intervention(s) are working to reduce fall risk | If no falls, continue care plan. If falls, ask why? Revisit risk assessment/care plan |