Yellow Fall Risk Alert Program

A Yellow Fall Risk Alert Program is an easy and effective way to promote patient/resident safety in nursing homes and hospitals.

Purpose of a Yellow Fall Risk Alert Program:

• To establish a standard proactive approach to promote patient/resident safety and avoid adverse events from falls.

Steps in setting up a Yellow Fall Risk Alert Program:

• Assess risk of falling and risk for a serious or major injury from a fall. Perform standardized fall risk assessment for all patients/residents on admission and whenever patient's/resident's clinical status changes.
• Implement nursing interventions for patients/residents at risk for falling.
• Communicate to all staff information regarding patients/residents who are at risk of falling and at risk of sustaining a fall-related injury.
  • Provide patient/resident with a "Fall Risk" wristband.
  • Place "Fall Risk" magnet on patient’s/resident's bedroom door and/or on wall above their bed.
  • Provide patient/resident with fall management socks.
• Monitor patients/residents at fall risk. Perform hourly (or every 2 hours) safety rounds to assess and address patient/resident needs.
  • Utilize Universal Fall Alarm to assist with monitoring needs.
  • Utilize gait belt to assist with safe patient/resident transfers and ambulation.
  • Utilize hip protector for patients/residents at risk of injury.

Written by Rein Tideiksaar, PhD

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