Falls in acute care settings represent a significant challenge to patient safety, with potentially severe physical, psychological, and economic consequences. In hospitals, falls can lead to injury, ...

Pediatric falls in hospital settings represent a significant yet largely preventable patient safety challenge. Falls can result in pain, injury and prolonged hospital stays, while also imposing ...

New York City Health + Hospitals is investing in bed upgrades to reduce the risk of falls, a novel solution to a costly but ...

Falls are a serious public health problem globally, particularly in acute care hospitals, where hospitalized patients are at high risk for falls and may experience adverse outcomes such as prolonged ...

Participants in the 2015 National Council on Aging Falls Prevention Summit outlined four new priorities to update the Falls Free National Action Plan, the nation’s blueprint to address falls that was ...

More than 300 pairs of non-slip slippers were handed out at fall-prevention events. The events, organised by East Sussex ...

When you enter a nursing home as a resident, you will have an almost 50% chance of falling before your next birthday. And if a nursing home has 100 beds, it would be expected to have, on average, 170 ...

According to The Leapfrog Group, three Tacoma-area hospitals received C grades for patient safety: MultiCare Allenmore Hospital performed well in error prevention and safety categories, including safe ...

The non-profit organization Leapfrog Group has released its Fall 2025 hospital safety ratings. Here is how Peoria's hospitals ...