title: Moving to a restraint-free environment.
abstract: Despite the benefits of offering a restraint-free environment, this facility faced opposition from families and even from some staff, who mistakenly equated bars and straps with safety. Here's how The Wartburg Adult Care Community overcame those obstacles to become restraint-free.
authors.affiliation: Wartburg, Mount Vernon, NY, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gatz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006801:Humans; D009518:New York; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs