In research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, investigators developed and validated models that can predict the risk of fall-related injuries in nursing home residents based ...

BENTON, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HD Nursing, the leading patient safety solution that combines predictive analytics with individualized fall and pressure injury prevention, underscores the critical need ...

A study published in the journal Rehabilitation Nursing evaluated the ability of the Hester Davis Scale (HDS), Section GG, and facility fall risk assessment scores to predict patients who fall during ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a revised memo Wednesday to strengthen the Special Focus Facility ...

BENTON, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HD Nursing, the leading patient safety solution that combines predictive analytics with individualized fall and pressure injury prevention, announces its groundbreaking ...

After implementing a new evidence-based risk assessment tool, SSM Health reduced patient falls by 30%. Profit margins, mergers and acquisitions, reimbursement: There's an enormous focus on these ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Van Duyn nursing home was supposed to keep Roberta "Bonnie" Murphy's head elevated and give her oxygen around the clock. But after the 73-year-old lung disease patient was admitted ...

Proposed federal legislation that would allow Medicare beneficiaries to receive a no-cost falls risk assessment from a physical or occupational therapist as part of their annual wellness visit is a ...

Falls in nursing homes can cause more than broken bones. They often signal a breakdown in care, communication, or facility standards. When older adults fall, recovery is not only physical but also ...

Low staffing levels and “missed nursing care” may be directly associated with higher risk of patient falls, according to research published in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality. For their study, ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67(15):1274-1280. In contrast to our findings, a diagnosis of drug dependence or nondependent drug abuse was found to have a protective effect on falling. One possible ...

In research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, investigators developed and validated models that can predict the risk of fall-related injuries in nursing home residents based ...