Preventing patient falls in the hospital takes a multifaceted approach. This toolkit offers a comprehensive look at the problem of patient falls and effective ways to address them.

The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators provides extensive, detailed data on patient falls and other useful nursing metrics.

There are many ways hospitals currently address the problem of patient falls. This systematic review takes a look at the effectiveness of these various methods in practice.

Patient falls are considered a preventable Hospital-Acquired Condition (HACs). This resource provides a scorecard for falls and other HACs.

Bed alarms are a common approach to fall prevention in hospitals, but this cluster-randomized trial raises significant doubts about their effectiveness.

The Johns Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool (JHFRAT) is an evidence-based tool to determine a patient’s fall risk. This resource provides details on the JHFRAT and how to use it in practice.

Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries are complicated and occur at different levels of severity. NPIAP definitions outline the differences between different kinds of pressure injuries.

The Joint Commission provides guidelines on preventing and managing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries, including how to assess risk, identify injuries early, and how to manage them once they develop.

Rehabilitation patients are at increased risk of falling for a variety of reasons. This article looks into why a significant portion of US rehab facilities experience higher than average fall rates. 

It is especially crucial to prevent falls in rehabilitation patients to not set back their recovery. This article offers tips and considerations for decreasing risk with the unique needs of these patients.

Long Term Care facilities like nursing homes have unique needs when it comes to fall prevention. This study looks at staff perspectives on best practices to address resident falls.

This resource adapts some broader fall risk reduction tools, like the STEADI program, for better use in an LTC environment.

Microsoft’s Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program provides assessments, training, discounts, and other resources to help rural health facilities help protect their healthcare infrastructure.

The National Rural Health Resource Center provides resources to help rural healthcare facilities improve the quality of the patient care they provide.