Falls are the cause of 40% of all nursing home admissions. Today, healthcare professionals are taking pro-active steps to minimize and eliminate risk factors before falls occur. This program will take a look at some of the assessment tools and protective strategies you can use to take the guesswork out of fall prevention including:

• Why the resident fell
• Types of falls
• Preventing falls
• Making your long-term care facility safer for everyone

Added features and benefits of DVD training include:

• English and Spanish versions – many also include Portuguese
• A Customizable PowerPoint® Presentation – makes training site–specific; excellent for training different personnel and departments
• Training Points – outlines key learning points of your training; reinforces important safety points to your employees.
• Chapterized Content – video–enriched training organized by learning objectives that facilitates classroom discussion; ideal for refresher training, specific training points and navigating through the course.
• Expanded Leader's Guide – excellent resource to help plan and implement your presentation. A quiz is provided that can serve as a pre and/or post evaluative tool.
• Portable Convenience – perfect for those who train and travel! Includes ten employee handbooks.