Fall Prevention After Discharge


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Release Date : April 16 2024

Fall prevention: Best Practices for Developing an Inpatient Program to Prevent Older Adult Falls After Discharge (2021)

This guideline summary highlights 10 steps to incorporate a STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries) safe mobility and fall prevention strategy into inpatient workflow and scientific practice.The goal is to stop falls throughout the course of hospitalization, to enhance collaboration with external healthcare personnel for post-discharge care, and to decrease the risk of falls after hospital stays.

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