HSE Mid West Community Healthcare recognises the significant impact that falls and harmful falls can have on clients living at home, their family members, residents/patients, staff members and the organisation as a whole. We are committed to reducing the risk of falls across all services.
A Guideline for the Prevention and Management of Falls has been developed to assist staff and management in our Residential and Inpatient settings in both Older Persons and Mental Health Services. This includes a range of supporting materials, all of which are available lower down on this page.
The HSE Mid West Community Healthcare Primary Care Service is pleased to communicate the new Multifactorial Falls Screening (MFS) tool with associated Policy and educational resources. This replaces all previous falls screening tools used to screen clients living in the community including numerical tools such as the FRASE.