Managing falls onsite in residential aged care homes reduced hospitalisation: Mixed methods results from the Falls Outreach and Residential Mobile Assessment Team (FORMAT) pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Falls are the leading cause of hospital transfer from residential aged care homes (RACHs). However, many falls do not result in significant injury, and ageing patients are exposed to complications while hospitalised. Inreach services are designed to reduce hospital transfer by providing care, support and assessment to residents at the RACH. This study evaluated a pilot inreach program targeting ageing patients following a fall.

Methods

We conducted a prospective, mixed methods evaluation of a 5-month (May-September 2022) pilot implementation across 108 government-funded RACHs within a single health-care network in Melbourne, Australia.

Results

A total of 123 residents (median [interquartile range] age: 88 [82, 94] years, female: 49%) were included in the int

SUBMITTER: Miller J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671708 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature