Ross Payant Nursing Home

Sask Falls Collaborative

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Ross Payant is a 38 bed long term care facility located in Assiniboia. 12 of our beds are on a secured special needs unit.

WHO WE ARE

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Aim, purpose, scope, boundaries, objectives and goals.

Reduce the number of falls in our facility by 20% by march 2012 . Implement the FHHR falls prevention policy for all staff and residents.

Goals/Objectives Educate residents, staff and families. Increase use of Vit D and Calcium for

residents

Goals/objectives (cont)

Decrease injury from falls. Implement exercise program for mobile

residents Implement the FHHR falls prevention policy,

Falls assessment and screening Post fall problem solving document

Boundaries- Limited access to resources and time

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Team Members

Jynelle Walters, SCA Lisa Jordison, SCA Eva Dombowsky, LPN Janice Cayer, RN Georgia Thul, Administrator

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Results

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MAY JUNE July Aug Sept OCT

# of fallsFall with injury

Results

Number of residents that have Scott Fall Risk Assessment completed July 0/38=0%November 38/38=100%

Number of Nursing staff aware of FHHR falls policyMay- 0/45=0%July 44/48=92%

Number Of Residents On Vit-DJuly 4/38=10%Nov 14/38=37%

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Changes Tested

Appropriate footwear

Check the special needs unit and discover that residents (out of 12) where wearing the appropriate footwear

Nursing staff reading the FHHR policy

Initial findings- 42% staff read policy.

Took actions by using calendars and talking to staff in person to read the policy, these actions led up to the 92% of all staff knowing/reading the FHHR policy.

Changes Tested

We piloted a q-30min check of the residents on special needs wing. Duration was June 24th-July 24th, we discovered this was the highest month of falls. Staff did not like the added documentation. We will re-look at this project.

Changes Tested

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Lessons Learned

It is difficult to work as a team when all members work rotating shift work.

The more that staff are involved and educated, the more progress we make.

We need to have a look at the results of what we have already done to determine what we do next.

We appreciate being a part of this group.

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Next Steps

We are going to continue to follow the FHHR fall prevention policy.

Contact doctors re Vit D A mail out to families of our fall prevention

pamphlet and Vit D info sheet Work to establish an exercise program