Northern Evaluation Institute Flin Flon - December 2011 Case Study Presentation Fall Management Program

Northern Evaluation Institute Flin Flon - December 2011 Team Members Paula Migliardi Karen Leifso Rita Watier Tamara Stevens Patty Hayes Muriel Njegovan Lil Rourke

Northern Evaluation Institute Flin Flon - December 2011 What is the Fall Management Program? The Fall Management Program is a preventative strategy that employs interventions to prevent falls. Upon admission, each client is assessed using the Fall Risk Assessment Tool. If the client is identified as a fall risk, the Fall Management Program is initiated.

Northern Evaluation Institute Flin Flon - December 2011 Program Goals – To create a safe environment. – To identify patients at risks. – Initiate preventative measures. – To involve participation of clients, their families and stakeholders.

Northern Evaluation Institute Flin Flon - December 2011 Program Objectives

Northern Evaluation Institute Flin Flon - December 2011 Why are we doing this Evaluation? There has been no evaluation to date. Are the current interventions working?

Northern Evaluation Institute Flin Flon - December 2011 Stakeholders/Primary Users Clients/families Staff Managers/Senior Managers

Northern Evaluation Institute Flin Flon - December 2011 Primary Users of the Evaluations Board Accreditation Canada Safer Health Care Now

Northern Evaluation Institute Flin Flon - December 2011 Evaluation Purpose To evaluate the effectiveness of the Fall Management Program

Northern Evaluation Institute Flin Flon - December 2011 Evaluation Question Is the program effective in reducing the numbers of falls?

Northern Evaluation Institute Flin Flon - December 2011 Evaluation design/methods IndicatorsData source / methods Fall rate per 1000 patient days Percentage of Falls Causing Injury Percentage of Patients with completed falls risk assessment on admission Percentage of Patients with completed falls risks assessment following a fall or significant change in medical status Percentage of “At Risk” Patients with a documented fall prevention/injury reduction plan Percentage of Patients with restraints in place

Northern Evaluation Institute Flin Flon - December 2011 Sharing Results

Northern Evaluation Institute Flin Flon - December 2011 Next Steps? These will be dependant upon results of the evaluation. Trial the Morse Scale, which is an established best practice tool. What are the strengths? What are the weakness? What are the programs accomplishments? Are the outputs worth the inputs? How consistent is the implementation of the program?