CDC STEADI: Best Practices for Developing an Inpatient Program to Prevent Older Adult Falls after Discharge

Submitted by Minnesota North... on Oct 27, 2021 - 10:35am CDT

Resource Type:

Unpublished Document

This CDC STEADI publication provides practice recommendations for screening, asessing, and intervening to reduce falls during and after a hospital stay. This guide highlights 10 steps for integrating a safe mobility and fall prevention program into inpatient workflow and clinical practice. The goal was to prevent falls during hospitalization, set the stage for better collaboration with external providers for post-discharge care, and reduce risk of falls after hospital stays.

Author(s):

Stephanie Rogers

Yara K. Haddad

Jaswinder K. Legha

Daphne Stannard

Andrew Auerbach

Elizabeth Eckstrom

Link to Resource:

https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/pdf/STEADI-inpatient-guide-508.pdf

Subject:

Assessment & Evaluation

Collaborative Practice