A fall prevention checklist can help caregivers identify frequently missed prevention interventions and areas for improvement in fall prevention protocols, according to a study published in the ...

Falls in acute care settings represent a significant challenge to patient safety, with potentially severe physical, psychological, and economic consequences. In hospitals, falls can lead to injury, ...

When you enter a nursing home as a resident, you will have an almost 50% chance of falling before your next birthday. And if a nursing home has 100 beds, it would be expected to have, on average, 170 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers a free, downloadable brochure and poster to help patients understand fall prevention. The brochure and poster are available in PDF and HTML ...

Wynnewood, PA — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a patent for a device invented by Barbara Wadsworth, DNP, RN, FAAN, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Main ...

DeTar Healthcare System is offering a free public seminar on Wednesday, Sept. 17, designed to help individuals understand the risks of falling and how to prevent falls, a major health concern for ...

Rapides Regional Medical Center is a trauma center, and the number one injury they see in older patients is from falls. So ...

WYNNEWOOD, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Philadelphia's long history of invention and innovation is thriving within a suburban hospital system. A veteran nurse just received a U.S. patent to prevent a major ...