A September audit of Transitional Care Facility @ East, where patients wait for long-term care or home placement, noted two falls described as preventable, as well as storage and labelling problems, according to a staff directive seen by Mothership. HHOM, which ran the audit, said it takes fall reports seriously and has followed up with the operator.
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Audit of transitional care facility flags preventable patient falls
By Keith Kwai, Author and Publisher for www.ElderSG.com
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