Falls are a common, yet serious complication for hospitalized patients. The Ruby Red Slipper Program is an interdisciplinary fall management program that includes development and education of unit-based fall management teams. Initial outcomes demonstrated significant reductions in falls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To investigate sociodemographic characteristics (SDCs) and health status of older Chinese newly admitted to a nursing home (NH) and to compare them with the characteristics of residents from other racial/ethnic groups.
Design: Secondary analysis of the admission Minimum Data Set Plus (MDS+).
Setting: A New York City municipal NH near Chinatown.