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    The document discusses four methods for calculating fall rates in care centers: (1) the Fall Rate is the number of patient falls per 1,000 patient days, (2) the Number of Patients at Risk Rate is the number of patient falls per 1,000 patients at risk, (3) the Number of Patients Who Fell Rate is the number of patients who fell per 1,000 patients at risk and only counts each patient once, and (4) the Number of Falls per Bed is the number of patient falls divided by the number of beds for a given time period.

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    The document discusses four methods for calculating fall rates in care centers: (1) the Fall Rate is the number of patient falls per 1,000 patient days, (2) the Number of Patients at Risk Rate is the number of patient falls per 1,000 patients at risk, (3) the Number of Patients Who Fell Rate is the number of patients who fell per 1,000 patients at risk and only counts each patient once, and (4) the Number of Falls per Bed is the number of patient falls divided by the number of beds for a given time period.

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    Abbreviations (OBGYNE)

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    The document discusses four methods for calculating fall rates in care centers: (1) the Fall Rate is the number of patient falls per 1,000 patient days, (2) the Number of Patients at Risk Rate is the number of patient falls per 1,000 patients at risk, (3) the Number of Patients Who Fell Rate is the number of patients who fell per 1,000 patients at risk and only counts each patient once, and (4) the Number of Falls per Bed is the number of patient falls divided by the number of beds for a given time period.

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    Fall Rate Calculations

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    A. The Fall Rate


    Number of patient falls x 1,000
    Number of patient days
    This rate is the most commonly used statistic to measure and track falls in care centers

    B. The Number of Patients at Risk Rate

    Number of patient falls__ x 1,000


    Number of patients at risk

    This rate is also a frequent calculation used in care centers

    C. The Number of Patients Who Fell Rate

    Number of patients who fell__ x 1,000


    Number of patients at risk

    This formula eliminates the repeated falls experienced by the same person as the
    “faller” is only included once in the numerator

    D. The Number of Falls per Bed

    Number of patient falls (for a given time period)


    Number of beds

    Elizabeth Sether, Nurse Consultant / Policy Analyst


    esether@agingservicesmn.org

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