Study finds 21% of Newly Admitted Nursing Home Residents Sustain a Fall During Stay<\/strong> One in five short-stay nursing home patients sustains a fall after their admission. The study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, also found that certified nursingassistant (CNA) staff was associated with a decreased risk of falls. Pedagogy has released a fall prevention course \u201cManaging Falls in the Nursing Home: Who,Why and What Next?\u201d There is more to fall prevention than the management of the environment. In this online continuing education course the student will learn a comprehensive program of interventions that can be taken to manage falls within the nursing home. View the course curriculum here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/T3BSZ0 While you are there, stop by our home page and test yourfall prevention knowledge with our Quick Quiz: http:\/\/bit.ly\/n8vZ5W Study finds 21% of Newly Admitted Nursing Home Residents Sustain a Fall During Stay by Capra Dalton, President, Pedagogy, Inc. One in five short-stay nursing home patients sustains a fall after their admission. The study, published in the Journal of…<\/span><\/p>\n
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