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What are the most common causes of falls in nursing homes?

Wet floors, poor lighting, lack of necessary bedrails, improper bed height, improperly maintained or fitted wheelchairs, clutter, medications (especially psychoactive drugs), difficulty in moving patients due to understaffing, failure to properly train staff in lifting and handling techniques, the staff's failure to adequately supervise residents, poor foot care, the use of restraints, and weakness and gait problems associated with malnutrition and/or dehydration.

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Sources: Service Employees International Union Report (1999); Health Care Financing Administration's Online Survey, Certification and Reporting Data (March 2000); HCFA's National Restraint Reduction Newsletter (Summer 2000); Philadelphia Enquirer, Report Criticizes State over Nursing Homes (March 11, 1998)

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