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Reducing the incidence of falls and hip fractures in care homes
- Authors:
- JOHNSON Tracy, BINNEY Samantha
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 17.6.03, 2003, pp.38-40.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Reports on a project, hosted by a primary care trust to, provide older residents in nursing and residential care homes in Sheffield with hip protectors if they were at risk of falling. During the project it became apparent that care home staff had little knowledge of hip protectors, and felt unable to take steps to prevent falls. The project then extended its scope to raise the awareness of falls-risk assessment and prevention strategies, and develop structures through which best practice could be shared between homes.