Optimizing post-acute care patient safety: a scoping review of multifactorial fall prevention interventions for older adults.
Leland NE, Lekovitch C, Martínez J, et al. Optimizing post-acute care patient safety: a scoping review of multifactorial fall prevention interventions for older adults. J Appl Gerontol. 2022;41(10):2187-2196. doi:10.1177/07334648221104375.
Patient falls can be reduced through effective quality and safety strategies. This scoping review discusses common post-acute care intervention domains to reduce falls for older adults (e.g., staff education, individualized risk profiles) and study variability in the extent to which these domains are addressed.