Tag Archives: patient falls

Family Engagement

Empowering Family Members to Prevent Falls

by Denise Maillet, OTR/L • October 18, 2018 • 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: This week’s Encore Presentation describes how the Memorial Rehabilitation Institute fixed a safety problem by increasing the engagement of family members. In addition to preventing patient falls, the program improved family communication and satisfaction and unexpectedly decreased the number of patients who needed to transfer to skilled nursing facilities. The Memorial Rehabilitation Institute received […]

2018 Sherman Award Winner

Training Family Members for Fewer Falls and Better Outcomes

by Denise Maillet, OTR/L • May 31, 2018 • 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: The Memorial Rehabilitation Institute received a 2018 Sherman Award for Excellence in Patient Engagement for its fall prevention program. The Sherman Award is co-sponsored by Taylor Healthcare and the IHI/NPSF Lucian Leape Institute and was awarded at the IHI/NPSF Patient Safety Congress held recently in Boston, Massachusetts. Memorial Rehabilitation Institute, located in Hollywood, Florida, […]