With case studies and tie-ins to MDS, this easy-to-read manual is an essential resource for nursing and direct care staff as well as geriatricians, allied health professionals, administrators, and professional and family caregivers. It provides comprehensive practical strategies, assessment tools, and management practices that help prevent and manage falls in hospitals and long term care settings. Now in its fourth edition, the award-winning Falls in Older People explores the internal and external causes of falls, analyzes their consequences, provides clinical assessments for actual falls as well as risks for falling, and promotes an interdisciplinary approach to falls management.
