Decision Tree for Falls
Plan of Action for a Fall
Fall Interventions List
Forms for Fall Evaluations
Fall Risk Scores
I don’t find these to be very helpful. Fifty percent of those is a nursing home will fall each year and of those an estimated 30% will fall more than twice. We are starting with a high-risk group and deciphering those likely to fall among that high-risk group is difficult. I do think that having a framework, checklists, and processes to evaluate falls is useful.
Fall Risk Assessment Scales: A Systematic Literature Review – PMC – docShepherd
The Hendrich II Fall Model program outlines 8 factors that are involved in a significant number of falls. It’s a nice reminder for what to initially consider during a fall evaluation.
Hendrich II Fall Risk Model® (hendrichfallriskmodel.com)