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  • Site conducted

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Quality Assurance Falls Committee Conveaned

  • Initials of Resident who fell

  • When did the fall occur?

  • Where did the fall occur?

  • Was the fall witnessed or unwitnessed?

  • Was the Initial Neuro Checks Completed per policy?

  • Was 1:1 Education Completed re: Neuro Checks with Falls

  • Employee's Name:

  • Was there any injuries due to the fall?

  • Would this be considered a Major Injury?

  • Did the resident receive emergent care at another facility?

  • Has the ER Record been uploaded into the Resident's Record?

  • What event led to the fall of the resident?

  • Why?

  • Why?

  • Why?

  • Why?

  • Why?

  • What interventions were put into place to keep the resident safe and free from potential injury?

  • Was the Care Plan Updated to reflect these interventions?

  • Why not?

  • Falls Score Updated?

  • Did the score increase to a higher level of prevention needed?

  • Root Cause #1

  • Root Cause #2

  • Root Cause #3

  • To validate Root Causes, ask the following: If you removed this root cause, would this fall have been prevented?

  • Please re-examine the interventions to prevent the root cause.

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  • J Gerontol A Biol Sci, 2020, Vol. 75, No.5, 946-951 ; CMS Five Whys Tool for Root Cause Analysis - QAPI

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