@article{ref1,
title="Fall prevention for older adults receiving home healthcare",
journal="Home healthcare now",
year="2016",
author="Bamgbade, Sarah and Dearmon, Valorie",
volume="34",
number="2",
pages="68-75",
abstract="Falls pose a significant risk for community-dwelling older adults. Fall-related injuries increase healthcare costs related to hospitalization, diagnostic procedures, and/or surgeries. This article describes a quality improvement project to reduce falls in older adults receiving home healthcare services. The fall prevention program incorporated best practices for fall reduction, including fall risk assessment, medication review/management, home hazard and safety assessment, staff and patient fall prevention education, and an individualized home-based exercise program. The program was implemented and evaluated during a 6-month time frame. Fewer falls occurred post implementation of the falls prevention program with no major injuries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2374-4529",
doi="10.1097/NHH.0000000000000333",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000333"
}