This is an interesting article in today’s Washington Post about how nursing homes nationally are phasing-out bed and chair alarms, fall mats, and low beds in favor of more attentive care.
The director of nursing at a Wisconsin nursing home said: “We’re putting alarms on residents so we can forget about them.” The article states that there’s a “growing body of evidence indicates alarms and other measures, such as fall mats and lowered beds, do little to prevent falls and can instead contribute to falls by startling residents, creating an uneven floor surface and instilling complacency in staff.”
Health & Science
Nursing homes phasing out alarms to reduce falls
Washington Post
By Bryna Godar
July 2, 2016 at 12:05 PM
Robin