Ambulatory clinic settings pose unique challenges to mitigating patients’ fall risks, but these interventions can help ensure patient safety.

The 5 P’s of fall prevention refers to strategies for healthcare workers to use to help prevent falls in hospitals. These are: pain, personal needs, position, placement, and prevent falls.

MEEKER | Pioneers Medical Center’s Stepping On program recently concluded its first fall prevention class of the year with ...

Objectives Many hospitals use fall prevention alarms, despite the limited evidence of effectiveness. The objectives of this ...

St. Luke’s Hospital-Anderson Campus didn’t do enough to prevent a patient from falling and injuring their head, a report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health shows. Two reports from the ...

New Jersey health care professionals believe simple, cost-effective strategies could help older adults avoid unintentional falls.

A new tool will enable GPs to predict older patients' risks of living with frailty and intervene at an earlier stage ...

Background Inpatient falls are adverse events that often result in injury due to complex interactions between the hospital ...