title: 10 organizational characteristics that may prevent falls in home healthcare and hospice.
abstract: Preventing and managing falls is essential to the safe and effective care of homebound patients. Although the causes of such falls have frequently been discussed, the role of home healthcare agency organizational culture in preventing and managing falls has not been explored. This article discusses our home healthcare agency's fall management program and presents 10 strategies to help other agencies prevent falls among their patients and manage patient care after a fall.
authors.affiliation: Kaiser Permanente Metro Home Health, Hospice, Home Based Palliative Care, and Inpatient Palliative Care, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Ella N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Gombar
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith-Stoner
authors.forename: Susan D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Mitchell-Mattera
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006738:Hospices / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017751:Safety Management