SK Falls - Learning Session 1B - Safer Healthcare Now!
SK Falls - Learning Session 1B - Safer Healthcare Now!
SK Falls - Learning Session 1B - Safer Healthcare Now!
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Change Package for Long-Term Care<br />
• Inspect & repair assistive devices (OT)<br />
• Look for reversible causes of cognitive<br />
impairment, especially if acute onset<br />
(delirium) – UTI, constipation, pain, etc<br />
• Increase supervision on the most frail and<br />
cognitively impaired patients<br />
• Hip protectors and helmets<br />
• Environmental Scan – as part of fall<br />
prevention plan<br />
4-Jun-12 Saskatchewan <strong>Falls</strong> Collaborative: Reducing <strong>Falls</strong> Reducing Harm in LTC and HC 50