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Monday Morning Wisdom - Fall Potential 03.19.2012
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Monday Morning Wisdom
Assisted Living Providers Must be Alert to Fall Potential
March 19, 2012
Assisted Living Providers Must be Alert to Fall Potential
ssisted living providers are being calle
adults with increasing vulnerabilty.
Man...
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Monday Morning Wisdom
Assisted Living Providers Must be Alert to Fall Potential
March 19, 2012
Assisted Living Providers Must be Alert to Fall Potential
ssisted living providers are being calle
adults with increasing vulnerabilty.
Man
vulnerabilities can be managed outside of the nurisng
home.
This does not mean the assisted living pr
ignore the very definition of clincal compete
to render services you agree to be prepared to d
although none of us can do so perfectly.
Falls are among the most common and serious problems
facing elderly persons.
Falling is associated with considerable
mortality, morbidity, reduced functioning and premature
nursing home admissions from the community.
Incidence rates of falls in nursing homes and hospitals are
almost three times the rates for community
annually).
A key concern is not simply the high incidence of falls in older persons, but rather the
combination of high incidence and a high susceptibility to injury.
A number of controlled studies ha
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