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presented by Heather Calhoun, BSN, COS-C, HCSD, HCS
Financial— Heather Calhoun receives compensation from MedBridge for the production of this course. There are no other relevant financial relationships. Nonfinancial— No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Satisfactory completion requirements: All disciplines must complete learning assessments to be awarded credit, no minimum score required unless otherwise specified within the course.
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Heather Calhoun, BSN, COS-C, HCSD, HCS
Heather has been in the home care industry for the past 26 years. She received her Bachelors Degree in Nursing from the University of Alabama in Bimingham in 1992. She has extensive field and case management experience in both home health and hospice. Heather has held various positions in home health and hospice agencies to…
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1. Introduction to Fall Safety for the Home Care Patient
In this chapter, we will introduce the agenda and learning objective for this course and present an example of a scenario you may encounter in your work with patients.
2. Leading Causes of Falls for the Elderly
This chapter will define falls and the contributing factors that lead to falls in the elderly population using real world scenarios.
3. Using S-A-F-E-T-Y in the Home
This chapter will review how to evaluate a home for potential safety hazards. This section will also review your role in assisting with maintaining a safe environment for the home care patient.
4. Documentation Tips
This chapter will review a few key documentation standards for home care aides to follow for patients that are at risk for falls. This section will also review what to report to the supervisor immediately.
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