Mitigating risk of falls in senior living improves resident, community well-being
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 27, 2023
The majority of liability claims against senior living and care settings comes from falls, so operators that don’t have protocols in place to document interventions face a host of financial, reputational,...
Falls prevention in individuals with mild cognitive impairment aided by simple risk factors
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 21, 2023
Simple risk factors can help identify people with mild cognitive impairment who have a higher probability of falling, according to the results of a new JAMDA study.
John Knox Village earns Gold with falls prevention fitness program
By
Foster Stubbs
Nov 10, 2022
John Knox Village was awarded Gold in the Innovator of the Year category in the Senior Living track of the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards due to its efforts to prevent and reduce falls...
Friendship Village captures Gold for effort to reduce resident falls
By
Foster Stubbs
Nov 07, 2022
Friendship Village in St. Louis made a concerted effort to reduce falls among residents of its community by using VirtuSense balance technology, which uses artificial intelligence to assess each resident’s...
Staff input critical to preventing falls in senior living communities: paper
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 19, 2022
Including staff members in the conversation is the top recommendation in a paper outlining guidance to providers on purposefully designing a safe environment to prevent falls in senior living communities.
Resident falls cost providers $380,000 per year, on average: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 28, 2022
From quality of care to labor shortages, fall-prevention strategies can have enormous transformative effects on senior living and care businesses. Falls cost the average community or facility $380,000...
Memory care, falls prevention studies secure nearly $35 million in grant funding
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 31, 2022
Researchers have secured close to a total of $35 million across multiple U.S. studies to identify falls prevention strategies and risk factors for cognitive decline, as well as expand a dementia-specific...
Older adults’ failure to plan is an opportunity for senior living operators
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 18, 2022
Older adults say they want to age in place, but very few have done much to prepare to do so, according to a new survey. That lack of planning, however, may present an opportunity for senior living providers.
Learn more about falls prevention at the McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo on Thursday
Jun 14, 2021
A session titled “Understanding and reducing falls in senior living communities,” will conclude the fifth annual McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo on June 17. Additional sessions will cover electronic...
Learn how to fight burnout at the McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo in 1 week
Jun 10, 2021
A session titled “Strategies to protect and connect residents, families and care teams in senior living communities,” will be the middle of three sessions at the fifth annual McKnight’s Senior Living...