Falls - Clinical Tools

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Credit Valley Hospital - Stop and Check Strategy.pdf159.83 KB
Lakeridge Health - Fall Risk Assessment Tool.doc61 KB
Markham Stouffville Hospital - Falls Prevention Policy.doc308.5 KB
North York General Hospital - Falls Program Evaluation Tool.doc51 KB
North York General Hospital - Falls High Risk Interventions.doc107 KB
North York General Hospital - Falls Prevention Program Universal Intentions.doc98.5 KB
Sunnybrook HSC - Guidelines for Responding to a Patient Fall.pdf34.78 KB
Sunnybrook HSC - Fall Risk Reduction Equipment.pdf15.06 KB
Sunnybrook HSC - Post Fall Assessment Audit.pdf55.4 KB
University Health Network - Falls Interdisciplinary Assessment Form.doc112 KB
University Health Network - Falls Medical Nursing Pharmacy Assessment Form.doc978 KB
University Health Network - Morse Falls Scale.pdf66.93 KB
West Park Healthcare - Fall Prevention Plan of Care.doc374 KB
West Park Healthcare - Neurology Fall Risk Screening.doc341.5 KB
Queensland Health (Australia) - Falls Best Practice Guide.pdf1.55 MB
Niagara Region Public Health - Medications and Falls.pdf68.47 KB
Post-Fall Clinical Assessment.pdf55.4 KB
Summary - Activities Specific Balance Confidence Scale.pdf24.98 KB
Overview - Fall Risk Assessment Scales.pdf19.05 KB
Overview - Fall Risk Screening Test.pdf17.47 KB
Overview - Functional ReachTest.pdf18.09 KB
Overview - Get-up and Go Test.pdf18.72 KB
Overview - Modified Gait Abnormality Rating Scale.pdf25.7 KB
Overview - Modified Self Efficacy Scale.pdf16.99 KB
Overview - Morse Fall Scale.pdf17.75 KB
Overview - Multi-Directional Reach Test.pdf17.02 KB
Overview - RISK Tool for Falls.pdf18.49 KB
Overview - STRATIFY Fall Risk Tool.pdf17.09 KB
Overview - Tinetti Balance Scale.pdf20.79 KB
Overview - Tinetti Falls Efficacy Scale.pdf24.8 KB
Overview - UICFFM (Fear of Falling Measure).pdf17.45 KB
Overview - Standardized Mobility Test.pdf16.93 KB
Overview - The Timed Get-Up and Go Test.pdf18.84 KB
Hartford Institute - Heindrich II Fall Risk Model.pdf144.92 KB
Home Environment Screening Tool.pdf106.05 KB

Helpful Resources on the Web

The Registered Nurses' Assocation of Ontario (RNAO) Best Practices Toolkit (click to visit homepage) has a wealth of information on a number of clinical topics:

Link to RNAO Falls Prevention and Management Resources

The American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) hosts a website called CPGNews.org (click to visit), containing helpful guidelines for many clinical topics:

Link to AMDA Falls and Fall Risk Tools and Links

ConsultGeriRN.org is a website hosted by the Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing, College of Nursing, New York University, with updated clinical resources and knowledge materials on a host of geriatric topics:

Link to ConsultGeriRN.org Falls Tools

Queensland Health, Australia, hosts a website called Queensland Stay on Your Feet, with a multitude of falls prevention resources

Falls Prevention in Older Age, resources from the World Health Organization website