Falls prevention among older adults at a Nursing home in a northern suburban of Perth in Western Australia

The objective was to identify factors leading to falls and determine the role of nurses and carers play in falls prevention. A retrospective audit of the performance of nurses and carers regarding falls prevention among older adults was used. Residents who had a fall during July 2015 (n=25) were id...

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Main Authors: Horatius Musembi Malilu, Deborah Sundin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2019-11-01
Series:Geriatric Care
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Online Access:https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/gc/article/view/8358