by Proactive LTC Consulting | Apr 7, 2021 | Falls, MDS
Q: We had a resident that was discharged home with family, return not anticipated. He suffered a fall after returning home, the family decided they could not care for him and readmitted him to our facility 8 hours after discharge. Since he wasn’t out after midnight,... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jan 27, 2021 | 5-Star, Blog, Education, Falls, Quality Measure, Webinars
Did you know that of the 1.6 million residents in U.S. nursing facilities, approximately half fall annually? (CDC) About 1 in 3 of those who fall will fall two or more times in a year. The CDC also indicates that one in every 10 residents who fall has a serious... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Oct 13, 2020 | 5-Star, Falls, MDS, Quality Measure
Falls management presents one of the greatest challenges to the long-term care profession. Preventing and managing falls in the facility is difficult enough without adding the increased complication of QM data that might not accurately reflect the true facility...