Mapping Post-falls Organisational Processes in Care Homes

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust234 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to map post-falls management organisational processes for older people in care homes. The main question to answer is 'What post-falls management organisational processes are used for older people in care homes?' Participants (care home and healthcare staff) will complete a one off online national survey about policies and processes relating to falls management in their organisation.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

234

Conditions

Fall

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Care home staff in any role or healthcare staff in any role working in a primary, community, emergency and acute settings * Work in a care home or healthcare setting in England * Has any previous experience in supporting older people immediately after a fall in a care home as part of their role * Aged 16 years or over Exclusion Criteria: * Care home and healthcare staff working outside of England * Staff working outside of stated settings * No experience in supporting older people immediately after a fall in a care home as part of their role * Under 16 years of age

Locations (1)

Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

post-falls practices for older people in care homes

The survey collects information about current policies and procedures being used to manage falls in care homes. This is a one off cross-sectional survey to collect this information at a single time point.

Time frame: Baseline only

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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