November is Fall Prevention Month, here are a few resources you may want to check out.
1. Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries (STEADI) Functional Assessment Tools
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention provides forms and accompanying videos on how to conduct the 30-Second Chair Stand test, the 4-Stage Balance test, and Timed Up and Go test.
2. Rate My Treads Slip Resistance Ratings – Our top picks
Rate my Treads is a website that provides ratings for various types of winter footwear for their slip resistance in different winter conditions. It is a product of iDAPT, the research arm of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – University Health Network .
3. Falls Prevention Discussion guide (2016)
“The Centre for Effective Practice (CEP) developed a discussion guide and caregiver supplement to help providers and care staff assess fall risks and manage residents in long-term care to prevent falls and associated co-morbidities. This guide integrates best-practice evidence, clinical experience, and makes reference to relevant existing tools and services where possible. “
This document was “developed for Loop Junior, an on-line, interdisciplinary
community of practice to initiate knowledge mobilization that will further advance the field of fall prevention in children (age 0-9)”.
5. Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care (2013)
This toolkit from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) focuses on overcoming the challenges associated with developing, implementing, and sustaining a fall prevention program.
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