Product Description Within nursing homes and assisting living facilities, falls constitute the single largest category of adverse events, including both physical and psychological complications. Develop a concrete plan to reduce falls in your facility with the Essential Falls Management Series. Covering a wide range of falls-related topics, and filled with assessment forms, checklists, guidelines, and PowerPoint presentations for targeted staff training, this series provides everything you need to implement a comprehensive and successful falls prevention and management program. Topics covered include: managing falls in assisted living and in adult day services; guides to bed safety, exit alarms, and hip protectors; post-fall assessment program and resources; and addressing the unique risks and needs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Each topic contains a PowerPoint presentation for targeted staff training. The Essential Falls Management Series is made up of 8 CD-ROMs. All CD-ROM contents are also available for download from www.healthpropress.com/falls-series-downloads. You will receive a URL and code to access the content when you receive your order. Tools to help you create a fall prevention program include: Basic falls risk screening and prevention program Falls prevention guidelines Falls prevention program policy Falls prevention protocols Falls risk intervention and screening tool Environmental safety checklist Environmental precautions handout An approach to assessing medications and fall risk Performance-Oriented Mobility Screening tool Post-fall assessment and care plan interventions And more! PowerPoint presentations for targeted staff training include: Preventing Falls in Acute Hospitals Preventing Falls in Nursing Facilities Reducing Risk of Falling in Assisted Living Facilities Reducing the Risk of Falling in Adult Day Services Bed Safety: Avoiding Falls and Injuries Managing Hip Fracture Risk with Hip Protectors Exit Alarms: A Fall Prevention Strategy Reducing the Risk of Falling Post-Fall Assessment In-Service Lecture CD-ROMs: Assessment and Training Tools Managing Falls in Assisted Living Managing Falls in Adult Day Services Guide to Bed Safety Guide to Exit Alarms Guide to Hip Protectors After the Fall Falls and People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
