Implementation impact: Screening for falls risk and reducing incidence of falls

This Evidence Booster examines the impact of implementing RNAO’s Preventing Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls (2017) best practice guideline in one Ontario long-term care (LTC) home.

After implementing the guideline, Burton Manor, an LTC home in Brampton, Ontario, demonstrated a decrease in the number of restraints used on residents, an increase in the percentage of residents screened for falls risk and a decrease in the rate of falls.