LED lighting overhaul led to 43 percent falls reduction, Harvard study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 12, 2022
Resident falls in two long-term care facilities dropped by 43% after the installation of a dynamic lighting program tuned to natural sleep and wake rhythms.
Stepped-up clinician engagement cuts falls risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 10, 2022
A successful falls prevention program requires heightened healthcare provider engagement, investigators say.
Florida researchers receive $1M to study falls prevention in seniors admitted to the ED
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Diane Eastabrook
May 30, 2022
Senior ED patients will receive falls prevention supports, with the rate of recurrence tracked over a six-month follow-up period.
Spacing PT sessions helps Parkinson’s patients maintain functional gains: study
Apr 29, 2022
Scheduling therapy sessions every two weeks over six months appears to support long-term functional stability in patients with Parkinson’s disease, researchers say.
Who most fears falling? Older women who live alone, study reveals
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 06, 2022
Clinical factors such as hypertension and stroke were also linked to distress about potential falls in 70% of the surveyed study participants.
Damage to inner ear helps explain increased falls risk in Alzheimer’s
Mar 11, 2022
Study participants who had vestibular impairment — or damage to the inner ear’s balance system — were 50% more likely to fall than their peers who had normal function, researchers found.
Ouch: Falls injuries continue to rise among U.S. seniors, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 24, 2022
Despite ongoing prevention efforts, falls injury rates are increasing by 1.5% annually among older adults, Medicare claims show. Limitations in long-term care coverage don’t help, investigators say.
Pandemic has eroded patient safety gains, researchers argue
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Amy Novotney
Feb 17, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly degraded the strides made over the last two decades in improving patient safety, particularly in long-term care, according to CMS and the CDC. In response, APIC has...
Dizziness on standing reduced with a simple muscle tensing skill
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 11, 2022
A few simple muscle tensing maneuvers can reduce a common and sometimes dangerous sense of dizziness that occurs upon standing, a new study from Canada has found.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Dec. 17
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 17, 2021
OSHA’s COVID-19 standard set to expire Dec. 21 if action not taken … Falls prevention guidelines need to be more clinically applicable, reviewers say … ‘Amazing’ new clue emerges as to why omicron...