A new study from HealthDay News find that one in five newly admitted nursing home patients has a fall within one month, according to WZVN.
Researchers say this is the first study to “focus on fall rates among newly admitted residents.”
More than 230,000 first-time residents admitted to nearly 10,000 nursing homes were examined for the survey, and 21 percent of residents experienced a fall within the first 30 days at their facility.
Natalie Leland, the lead author of the study, believes the problem lies mostly in homes that have large certified nurse/patient ratios.
According to Leland, a lot of falls happen when there are less nurses because “certified nursing assistants provide most of the hands-on patient care during high fall-risk activities such as dressing, using the bathroom, and moving around.”
The authors also stated that identifying and managing fall risks among residents is a challenge because people are in a new place and are unfamiliar to staff.
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