Environmental Factors
This device should always be within reach of every resident regardless of where they are in their room
What is the call light?
This sensory condition makes it difficult for an individual to recognize trip hazards in their environment to safely navigate them.
What is visual impairment?
If you witness a fall, it is important to pay attention to whether or not a resident did this.
What is hit their head?
Keeping someone's walker next to them when they require assistance with ambulation does this to their fall risk.
What is decreases?
Most falls that have occurred in 2024 at SRP were this type.
What is unwitnessed?
This is a form of ambulation without assistive devices that can increase the risk of falls.
What is furniture walking?
Offering regular toileting can help reduce fall risk for individuals with this condition.
What is incontinence?
Upon finding a resident on the ground, this is the first thing that an unlicensed staff member should do if they are alone when they find the resident
What is press the call light to get additional help?
This is the last resort intervention for fall and can only be implemented with approval from administration.
What are alarms?
This shift at SRP had the most falls in September.
What is evenings?
These residents are at especially high risk of falls due to environmental factors.
What are new admissions?
A temporary factor that can increase fall risk for an individual who is not normally prone to falls.
What is recent illness?
If you catch someone falling and lower them to the ground, it is still considered this.
What is a staff-assisted fall?
Whenever you're leaving a room, this should be checked to help keep residents safe.
What is call light in reach?
What is a major injury?
Cords, blankets/towels, or garbage on the floor can all be forms of this risk factor for falls.
What are trip hazards?
This condition can make someone either forget that they need to use a call light or be unable to keep track of how long it has been since they pushed the call light.
What is memory impairment?
This person must be in the room and evaluate someone who has fallen before they can be moved off the floor
What is a nurse?
This department is in charge of making sure resident rooms are picked up so residents don't trip.
What is ALL departments?
The most common risk factor for falls among our residents at SRP.
What is age?
Staff can help manage how much of this is in a room to affect likelihood of falls.
What is clutter?
This component of a resident's history is the most significant factor increasing their likelihood for a future fall.
What is a recent fall?
This should be completed by all unlicensed staff involved with a fall before they leave at the end of their shift.
What is a witness statement?
These devices both decrease the likelihood of slipping and keep toes toasty warm
What are non-slip socks or shoes?
This is the most number of falls a single SRP resident has sustained in a single month so far in 2024.
What is 8?