Falls prevention for older people with dementia.
This article discusses the issues that can lead to older people with dementia sustaining falls in mental health services. Strategies to reduce the likelihood of such events occurring are discussed.
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Sussex Partnership NHS Trust, Worthing, West Sussex. fiona.chaabane@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004496:Education, Continuing; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom