CMS Survey & Certification On Line Courses
Falls Tools & Resources
Falls Tracking for Best Practices
IAHSA, ICHA, DIA, and IFMC are conducting a falls program in order to establish best practices for falls prevention and intervention. There are 43 facilities (23 IAHSA members) tracking falls information, reporting, and evaluating on a monthly basis. If you would like to track the your facility’s falls information and compare your results to the group for use in your own CQI process, you may download the form. Please contact Kathy Strang at 888.440.4630, extension 107 with any questions.
MedQIC: The Falls Management Program
This interdisciplinary program is designed to assist nursing facilities in improving their fall care processes and outcomes through educational and quality improvement tools.
MedQIC: Restraint Toolkit
This toolkit helps nursing home staff reduce the use of restraints.
Monthly Falls Tracking Form
The “Monthly Falls Tracking Form” was developed to assist facilities with tracking their falls on a monthly basis.
Prevent Adult Falls: CDC
To learn more about falls among older adults and what can be done to prevent them, check out the materials at the CDC website.
Managing Falls and Behaviors in LTC Without the Use of Restraints
Managing Falls and Behaviors without the use of Restraints: Presentation by Diana Waugh
What You Need to Know about Choice, Falls, & Restraints in Nursing Homes
This handy brochure provides information for persons living in nursing homes and their families about physical restraints. Topics covered include the definition of a restraint, myths about restraints, the risks of restraints, family responsibilities, and options if a relative is in a nursing home. Also included is information about improving safety and mobility for nursing home residents.
Improving Resident Lives Through Fall Reduction and Consistent Staffing
Tuesday & Wednesday, April 15 & 16, 2008 at the Adventureland Inn in Altoona. Presented by the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, and the Des Moines Area Communicty College.