Assessment
Discuss possible environmental hazards with patient and family using any of the following checklists or questionnaires
- Checklists:
- Keeping your Home Safe – Public Health Agency Canada
- Home Assessment Checklist for Hazards that Increase Falling – Merck Manual (Table 3)
- Falls in the Elderly, Laurence Z. Rubenstein MD, MPH: Merck Manual
- If possible., Consider referral to an Occupational Therapist for a home safety assessment and suggested appropriate modification
- CCAC Occupational Therapist
- Private Occupational Therapist
- Educate patient and family
- You Can Prevent Falls handout