falls

Falls and injuries from falls continue to challenge healthcare organizations throughout the continuum of care. Organizations have implemented technology and bedside devices as well as sitter programs in the prevention of falls…

Purpose: This process improvement project aimed to develop and implement a dashboard to monitor telesitter utilization and fall rates. The project was intended to visualize telesitter utilization data points on a Tableau dashboard by collecting data from three databases…

Purpose: This study aims to assess the feasibility of using a contact-free, passive sensor system to continuously monitor falls among older adults in long-term care facility…

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to describe how one medical center successfully utilized technology and evidence-based practices to decrease fall rates…