Recording & Reporting Falls
An important part of falls prevention planning in the care home is learning from falls that have happened previously, to help reduce the risk of a similar fall happening again.
Recording and reporting falls consistently is key, to allow for review and analysis of potential themes or patterns.
Things to remember when recording falls:
- Record accurately
- State fact and not what you think happened
- State who was involved
- State where the fall happened
- State the activity that was being carried out
- State what happened if observed
- State any injuries
- State any intervention
- Then what actions are you going to take to reduce the risk of them falling again?
Follow your local policy for reporting and post fall checks for your resident.