Patient safety is a top priority in healthcare, and one of the biggest challenges hospitals face is preventing falls. These accidents can lead to longer hospital stays and even serious injury.1 While ...

A new digital toolkit designed to help reduce falls in older adults was officially launched at the British Geriatrics Society ...

Falls in acute care settings represent a significant challenge to patient safety, with potentially severe physical, psychological, and economic consequences. In hospitals, falls can lead to injury, ...

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 ...

Falls are one of the most common reasons for emergency calls among older people. Discover how practice managers can support ...

More than 300 pairs of non-slip slippers were handed out at fall-prevention events. The events, organised by East Sussex ...

Every second, someone somewhere in the United States takes a devastating fall, contributing to a massive $50 billion annual healthcare burden, a figure set to double by 2030 as the baby boomer ...

Pediatric falls in hospital settings represent a significant yet largely preventable patient safety challenge. Falls can result in pain, injury and prolonged hospital stays, while also imposing ...

A comprehensive study on fall prevention among older adults identified several barriers that limit participation in fall prevention programs, according to new research from The Ohio State University.

More than 300 pairs of non-slip slippers were handed out at fall-prevention events. The events, organised by East Sussex County Council, took place in Hastings and Bexhill—areas with some of the ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Trident Medical Center is hosting a free-of-charge fall prevention screening and seminar Tuesday. This seminar will offer an opportunity to learn risk factors and prevent ...