Case Study Presentation
Fall Management Program
Northern Evaluation Institute
Flin Flon - December 2011
Team Members
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Paula Migliardi
Karen Leifso
Rita Watier
Tamara Stevens
Patty Hayes
Muriel Njegovan
Lil Rourke
Northern Evaluation Institute
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What is the Fall Management Program?
The Fall Management Program is a
preventative strategy that employs
interventions to prevent falls.
Upon admission, each client is assessed
using the Fall Risk Assessment Tool. If
the client is identified as a fall risk, the
Fall Management Program is initiated.
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Program Goals
– To create a safe environment.
– To identify patients at risks.
– Initiate preventative measures.
– To involve participation of clients, their
families and stakeholders.
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Program Objectives
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Why are we doing this Evaluation?
• There has been no evaluation to date.
• Are the current interventions working?
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Stakeholders/Primary Users
• Clients/families
• Staff
• Managers/Senior Managers
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Primary Users of the Evaluations
• Board
• Accreditation Canada
• Safer Health Care Now
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Evaluation Purpose
• To evaluate the effectiveness of the Fall
Management Program
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Evaluation Question
• Is the program effective in reducing the
numbers of falls?
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Evaluation design/methods
Indicators
Data source / methods
Fall rate per 1000 patient days
Percentage of Falls Causing Injury
Percentage of Patients with completed falls
risk assessment on admission
Percentage of Patients with completed falls
risks assessment following a fall or significant
change in medical status
Percentage of “At Risk” Patients with a
documented fall prevention/injury reduction
plan
Percentage of Patients with restraints in place
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Sharing Results
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Next Steps? These will be dependant
upon results of the evaluation.
• Trial the Morse Scale, which is an established
best practice tool.
• What are the strengths?
• What are the weakness?
• What are the programs accomplishments?
• Are the outputs worth the inputs?
• How consistent is the implementation of the
program?
Northern Evaluation Institute
Flin Flon - December 2011