Question

My topic for the assessment is Falls in residential aged care facility. |How are we going to prevent the fall in aged care facility along with rational for implementing this policy in the workplace for improving quality and safety in aged care facility. The description and criteria for the assessment is given below.

Description: For this task, students will be asked to develop an evidence-based policy (EBP) to address quality and safety as a component of their role as health service managers. The policy should address key components of policy-writing for public safety including, but not limited to definitions, guiding principles, patient expectations, roles and responsibilities, standards, clinical governance and incident management.

Criteria: - Clearly and concisely describes the issue that is being addressed by the policy with rationale and justification for managing the quality and safety issue

- Outlines the quality and safety issue that being addressed by the policy as well as ongoing monitoring

- Provides information and instruction for how the issue will be addressed with the workplace including worker training

- Policy document is structured appropriately and is consistent with HSM practices - Use of academic writing, language and tone

Answer 1

Falls in residential aged care settings in comparitively high compared to other areas of patient care.
Almost 50% of the older people fall , so there is a increased risk.

Older people fall because of, reduced lower limb strength and comorbidity, lack of balance.

Evidence for fall prevention strategies

•Exercise

• Vitamin D

•Physiotheraphy

Exercise to strengthen muscles and lower limbs are very important as the person ages. It also increases balance.
Vitamin D deficiency is one such problem to be adressed with aged people and falls

physiotheraphy helps in strengthening the muscles

A scale of made called "Fall risk assesment" or Risk assesment chart

it is rapid and simple for assessing a patients likelihood to fall.

to prevent falls
secure locks on beds

stretchers

wheel chair etc

RISK FACTORS

Previous falls

decreased strength

visual impairment

depression

dizziness

atthritis

diabetes

SCREENING FOR FALLS

It is very important to be screened for falls ,

a risk assessment chart has to be made and it clearly helps in helping the patient and the care giver.

Actions to be taken For high risk falls

ask about history of falls and patients assessment of functional Ability

Medical history and medications

perform physical examination

assement of vital signs

examination of feet and footwear

FALL PREVENTION

Non slip foot wear

call bell

educated family education about fall risk

use od bed alarms