Wyoming Medicine Article with Design
FAILURE TO ENSURE SAFETY FROM FALLS AND FALL-RELATED INJURIES IS THE NUMBER ONE MOST FREQUENT (49% OF CLAIMS) AND COSTLY (55% OF COSTS) ALLEGATION IN THE SENIOR LIVING SETTING. WHILE FALLS ARE A KNOWN RISK IN BOTH SENIOR LIVING AND HOSPITAL SETTINGS, ORGANIZATIONS STILL STRUGGLE WITH HOW TO REDUCE AND MITIGATE THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE …