- Roadmap
- Establish Readiness for Change
- Fall Team
- Gap Analysis
- Action Plan
- Fall Risk Reduction Policies and Procedures
- Fall Definition
- Fall Risk Assessment
- Fall Risk Reduction Interventions
- Auditing Fall Risk Reduction Practices
- Post-Fall Clinical Assessment
- Post-Fall Huddle
- Fall Event and Rate Reporting
- Learning from Data
- Sustainment Strategies
- Learning Modules
- Support Calls
- Sharing our Findings: Project Dissemination
- Acknowledge Use of CAPTURE Falls Resources
- Tool Inventory
Print Resources
- Floor Mat Guide: The Floor Mat Resource and Implementation Guide in the Veterans’ Affairs National Center for Patient Safety Falls Toolkit contains several suggestions for when and how to use floor mats to reduce patient risk of fall-related injury.
- Biomechanics of Falls and Bedside Floor Mats: The Biomechanics of Falls and Bedside Floor Mats segment on page 59 of the How-to-Guide: Reducing Patient Injuries from Falls Toolkit from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement describes research done at the Veterans Administration on falls from beds and the use of bedside floor mats. The creation of a free Institute for Healthcare Improvement account is required to access this document.
Floor Mats Tools
- Roadmap
- Establish Readiness for Change
- Fall Team
- Gap Analysis
- Action Plan
- Fall Risk Reduction Policies and Procedures
- Fall Definition
- Fall Risk Assessment
- Fall Risk Reduction Interventions
- Auditing Fall Risk Reduction Practices
- Post-Fall Clinical Assessment
- Post-Fall Huddle
- Fall Event and Rate Reporting
- Learning from Data
- Sustainment Strategies
- Learning Modules
- Support Calls
- Sharing our Findings: Project Dissemination
- Acknowledge Use of CAPTURE Falls Resources
- Tool Inventory