Epidemiology of falls in 25 Australian residential aged care facilities: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study using routinely collected data.

Nasir WabeKarla L SeamanAmy D NguyenJoyce SietteMagdalena Z RabanPeter Damian HibbertJacqueline C T CloseStephen R LordJohanna I Westbrook

Published in: International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care (2022)

Falls are frequent in RACFs, often resulting in injury and hospitalization. The study provides robust and comprehensive information that may help inform future initiatives to minimize the incidence of falls in RACFs.

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