IMPROVING CARE OUTCOMES: Considerations for developing an effective safe resident moving and handling program Enhancing safety and well-being in assisted living communities
JoAnne Carlin, MSN, RN, NHA, CPHRM, CDAL, Vice President, Clinical Risk Services, Willis Towers Watson
An aspect of resident care that negatively impacts both employees and residents is manually lifting residents. The injuries sustained and the costs associated with them can be reduced through the implementation of a comprehensive resident moving and handling program. By implementing a program based on safe moving and handling principles, communities can realize many benefits. Among these benefits are reduced workers compensation claims, increased employee satisfaction, reduced resident injuries from transferring and transporting residents and improved capability of the community to care for residents aging in place who would otherwise need to be transferred.
Background
Argentum reports that age and acuity in Assisted Living is rising. Statistics from 2001 to 2010 shows an increase in age by seven years to an average of 87 years old at move-in and a higher percentage using assistive devices in this same time period. Given the continued increase in the age of residents living in residential care and the likelihood of needing more assistance as one ages, it is easy to extrapolate that the number of residents needing transferring and mobility assistance is also increasing. Although residents need more assistance, they still prefer to stay in Assisted Living.
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