Promoting Safety in Nature: Environmental Fall Assessment for Risk

Environmental fall assessment

About the Environmental fall assessment

An accidental fall may not solely be caused by a patient’s medical status but also by environmental risk. This Environmental Fall Assessment tool can be used to assess the facilities, equipment, and safety of an elder care center or hospital. Use Lumiform and implement an Environmental Fall Assessment using mobile devices to completely inspect and maintain cleanliness and orderliness to keep your patients protected from environmental fall dangers.

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Audit

Environmental Safety

Spills are wiped up instantly.

Keep floors are free from clutter/obstacles (with regard to the space between bed and bathroom/commode)

Decrease shine on floors.

Level floors (no step up or down toward shower, bathroom, no area carpets)

The floor is even colored.

Handrails have a distinctly different colour from walls.

Handrails and transfer poles are clear for use.

Solid lacks on beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs.

Furniture adjusted to the floor or moved so there is a free path around it.

Chair/bench located strategically in hallways to implement a rest area for people with limited endurance.

Eliminate excess equipment/supplies/furniture from the room

Secure excess electrical and telephone wires.

Secure protection around the bed environment (use transfer poles and transfer support rails)

Place call light and regularly used objects within the patient's reach.

Ensure proper lighting, especially at night.

Bathrooms are big enough to carry in wheelchairs and walking aids.

Adaptive equipment in bathrooms (vertical, horizontal, diagonal grab rails near toilet and shower; rubber-backed bath mat; shower seat; hand-held showerhead,...)

Sink, toilet, soap and paper towel holder at low enough to approach from wheelchair or standing.

Patient Safety

Introduce patients to surroundings, including bathroom, use of the bed, and position of call light

Tell patients/families to call for assistance when required.

Use appropriately fining nonskid footwear.

Ensure ambulation as ordered.

Assess the patient's capacity to interpret information.

Assess potential medication side effects.

Keep assistive tools at bedside within reach.

Evaluate and assist the patient in the following daily routine (schedule):

Evaluate mobility and gait as required.

Evaluate mental status, cognition, and ability to do activities of daily living (ADL)

Evaluate medications daily.

Completion

Full name and signature of the inspector:

This template, developed by Lumiform employees, serves as a starting point for businesses using the Lumiform platform and is intended as a hypothetical example only. It does not replace professional advice. Companies should consult qualified professionals to assess the suitability and legality of using this template in their specific workplace or jurisdiction. Lumiform is not liable for any errors or omissions in this template or for any actions taken based on its content.