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Background: Falls awareness and falls prevention are a priority for health care providers of older adults (DoHC, HSE,
NCAOP, 2008). According to the Burden of Care study falls in 2004 cost our economy €402 million and projected to cost
€2043 million by 2030 with our ageing population (Gannon et al, 2008).
Action Research: A Collaborative Approach to Falls Prevention and Management
Daragh Rodger RGN, RNP, RANP, MSc, & Anne Spencer RN, BA (Hons), MSc
Methodology: Action research
taking a multidisciplinary approach
Data collection on falls pre
programme development and
implementation of a new falls
awareness and prevention
programme
Data collection on falls post
implementation of the programme
Results: A reduction in the
number of falls across the campus
by 35%.
A new data measurement – data
collected on the number of
interventions to prevent a potential
fall.
Development of the Forever
Autumn Community of Practice
bringing falls awareness to a wider
audience
Conclusion: Forever Autumn has
placed falls prevention and
management on the agenda within
our healthcare organisation and
beyond. The reduction of falls and
potential falls data is evidence to
our staff of their commitment to
making falls prevention and
management a priority for the
older adults in our care.
Objectives: To raise awareness of
falls among all staff groups.
To enhance the safety of the
patients and residents in our care.
To reduce the costs associated
with falls – financial, physical and
psychological.
www.bonehealth.co www.foreverautumn.co
References
Department of Health & Children. Health Service Executive, National Council on Ageing & Older People (2008) Strategy to Prevent Falls and
Falls Related Injuries
Gannon, B., O'Shea, E. & Hudson, E. (2008) “Economic cost of falls and fractures among older people in Ireland”. Irish Medical Journal, Vol.
101(6)
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