LAI415 - Fall Prevention Programs Across the Multidisciplinary Team

Presented on October 9, 2024

Falls in long-term care settings are both a persistent problem and a significant expense. Understanding the intrinsic and extrinsic causes of falls and effective prevention methods is crucial for senior living professionals. This session will provide participants with an in-depth overview of falls in senior living environments, exploring the various and diverse risk factors and situations that contribute to them—many of which are preventable.

Attendees will learn how age, disease, and environmental hazards influence fall risks and discover that the likelihood of falls increases significantly with the number of risk factors present. The presentation will equip learners with strategies for multidisciplinary teams to collaboratively assess, select, and implement fall prevention programs tailored to their communities. Additionally, the session will cover principles of effective documentation for nursing, supporting the delivery of fall prevention services, and methods to evaluate the success of these programs.

Objectives

• Identify interdisciplinary approaches to assess fall risk.
• Recognize the principles of effective documentation for nursing to support fall prevention services.
• Implement fall prevention programs that are tailored for the organization.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of a fall prevention program.

Faculty

Ingrid Provident EdD, OTR/L, CDP, FAOTA, National Education Specialist, Select Rehabilitation

Who Should Attend
Administrators, Nurse Leaders, Social Workers, and other personnel involved in your organization's fall prevention initiative. Appropriate for assisted living and nursing home providers.

Continuing Education Credit

• Iowa Board of Nursing Provider #67 – LeadingAge Iowa is an approved provider of continuing education for nurses, accredited by the Iowa Board of Nursing (Provider No. 67). Participants who attend the event in its entirety will be eligible for 1.25 contact hours. Please note that partial credit will not be granted; you must attend the entire event to receive contact hours or a certificate of attendance. LAI will verify electronic virtual sign-in and sign-out times before issuing certificates. Evaluations for this event can be submitted directly to the Iowa Board of Nursing.

• Nursing Home Administrators – The event is designed to provide 1.25 contact hours, aligning with the criteria set by the Iowa Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators for participants who attend the entire event. Please note that partial credit will not be granted; full attendance is required to receive contact hours or a certificate of attendance. LAI will verify electronic virtual sign-in and sign-out times before issuing certificates.

• LAI Assisted Living Manager Recertification – Participants who attend the entire event will be eligible for 1.25 contact hours. Please note that partial credit will not be granted; full attendance is required to receive contact hours or a certificate of attendance. LAI will verify electronic virtual sign-in and sign-out times before issuing certificates.

• Social Services – The event is designed to provide 1.25 contact hours, aligning with the criteria set by the Iowa Board of Examiners for Social Workers for participants who attend the entire event. Please note that partial credit will not be granted; full attendance is required to receive contact hours or a certificate of attendance. LAI will verify electronic virtual sign-in and sign-out times before issuing certificates.

Registration Information
This program recording is approximately 75 minutes in length. Registration fees include access to the recording and handouts for this program, as well as a CEU/attendance certificate for one user. Once you purchase the program, unlimited viewing of the recording content will be available using the registrant login information for 30 days.

Registration Fees
$50