Fall prevention technology issues to consider

New products should be balanced with a complete fall prevention strategy


While there are plenty of products claiming to reduce falls in healthcare environments,the key is to balance the latest new products with a complete fall prevention strategy, according to an article on the FacilityCare website.

“There’s a lot of interesting technology, but many [companies] are putting out the products and marketing it without studying it, and that’s the downside,” said Dr. Rein Tideiksaar, president of FallPrevent LLC, a consulting company.

Facility managers need to ask the right questions when considering new  fall-prevention products.

Lighting and flooring, for example, can help fall prevention efforts, but they aren't the whole solution.

Read the article.

 

 



July 17, 2015


Topic Area: Safety


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