Falls in Older People

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This easy-to-read manual is a comprehensive guide to preventing and managing falls in hospitals and long-term care settings. In its fourth edition, the award-winning resource delves into the internal and external causes of falls, analyzes their consequences, and provides clinical assessments for both actual falls and fall risks, promoting an interdisciplinary approach to management. It is filled with practical strategies, assessment tools, and management practices essential for safeguarding at-risk older adults. Key features include a reliable differential diagnosis screening tool that takes under 10 minutes, connections to MDS recommendations for restraint reduction, adaptable checklists and summaries for in-service training, and a practical "early-warning" system for fall risk. New additions feature expanded guidelines and assessment tools, step-by-step best-practice procedures, a complete summary of the latest evidence-based practices in fall management, home safety guidelines for families, and nine additional case studies. The larger book size enhances usability, making it an essential resource for nursing and direct care staff, geriatricians, allied health professionals, administrators, and caregivers.