Recording & Reporting Falls

An important part of falls prevention planning in the care home is learning from falls that have happened previously, to help reduce the risk of a similar fall happening again.

Recording and reporting falls consistently is key, to allow for review and analysis of potential themes or patterns.

Things to remember when recording falls:

• Record accurately
• State fact and not what you think happened
• State who was involved
• State where the fall happened
• State the activity that was being carried out
• State what happened if observed
• State any injuries
• State any intervention
• Then what actions are you going to take to reduce the risk of them falling again?

Follow your local policy for reporting and post fall checks for your resident.