Earn a continuing education credit while learning about the forces behind increased fall rates in senior living, as well as risk signs to watch for, at a McKnight’s Senior Living webinar on Tuesday, April 14, at 1 p.m. ET.
Given that fatal falls have increased dramatically over the past several years, senior living caregivers and leaders can, and should, be aware of preventive measures that can be taken.
A Senate report on falls prevention issued Wednesday has a to-do list for several federal agencies, “and we will be following up with those agencies,” said Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), chairman of the Special Senate Committee on Aging, which released the report.
From the CEO and the administrator — everyone is responsible for preventing falls and looking at what’s going on in the environment, what’s going on with residents, because they come in contact with them.
September is nationally recognized as Falls Prevention Awareness Month. During this time, a special focus is placed on raising awareness about ways that seniors — and those who care for them — can prevent falls, the most common accident experienced by older adults. But of course the information highlighted during this time is valuable all year.
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New research may have senior living operators proceeding more carefully with offerings such as in-community bars and happy hours.
An artificial intelligence-enabled camera system helped senior living communities reduce visits from emergency medical teams by 75% and visits to emergency departments by 80% by detecting falls among residents living with dementia, according to the results of a pilot study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Managed Care.
Promoting evidence-based interventions and tools would help prevent falls in senior living communities, according to comments LeadingAge recently submitted to the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
