DON, QI director, or QI staff leads the meeting. Weekly Fall Nurse/therapist/CNA weekly Charge nurse, X X Risk Huddle huddle to review fall risk therapist, restorative status and confirm nurse, and CNAs appropriate interventions Other staff may attend are in place for fall such as activities prevention. Reports identify staff, social services, residents with fall risk. The and the MDS nurse. meeting elicits feedback from CNA staff caring for Nurse and a therapist the residents and may colead the perspectives of the nurse meeting. and therapist. Weekly Multidisciplinary team Multidisciplinary team X Behavior review of residents with Review potentially unsafe Nurse and social Meeting behaviors. The purpose of worker and/or using the reports is to activities director identify persons with risks colead the meeting. associated with unsafe behaviors, review care plans, and help update interventions. Pharmacist The pharmacy consultant Pharmacy consultant X X Monthly and director of nursing or and director of Medication nurse manager review nursing or nurse Review resident medication manager; medical regimens and fall risk director may also profiles to determine if participate. medications are contributing to a fall risk and if resident’s medication adjustments should be recommended based on resident status. Weekly Fall Multidisciplinary team DON or ADON, nurse X X X Risk or review of residents at risk. manager, restorative Safety The purpose of using the nurse and rehab Meetings reports is to identify persons director or rehab with risks associated with therapist, depending falls, review care plans, and on focus of meeting; help update interventions. other interdisciplinary team members, depending on focus of meeting (e.g., activities staff may participate regarding exercise programs). DON or ADON or rehab director leads the meeting. Medical Staff Quarterly meeting with Attending physicians. X Meeting medical director and Medical Director leads
DON, QI director, or QI staff leads the meeting. Weekly Fall Risk Huddle Nurse/therapist/CNA weekly huddle to review fall risk status and confirm appropriate interventions are in place for fall prevention. Reports identify residents with fall risk. The meeting elicits feedback from CNA staff caring for the residents and perspectives of the nurse and therapist. Charge nurse, therapist, restorative nurse, and CNAs Other staff may attend such as activities staff, social services, and the MDS nurse. Nurse and a therapist may colead the meeting. X X Weekly Behavior Review Meeting Multidisciplinary team review of residents with potentially unsafe behaviors. The purpose of using the reports is to identify persons with risks associated with unsafe behaviors, review care plans, and help update interventions. Multidisciplinary team Nurse and social worker and/or activities director colead the meeting. X Pharmacist Monthly Medication Review The pharmacy consultant and director of nursing or nurse manager review resident medication regimens and fall risk profiles to determine if medications are contributing to a resident’s fall risk and if medication adjustments should be recommended based on resident status. Pharmacy consultant and director of nursing or nurse manager; medical director may also participate. X X Weekly Fall Risk or Safety Meetings Multidisciplinary team review of residents at risk. The purpose of using the reports is to identify persons with risks associated with falls, review care plans, and help update interventions. DON or ADON, nurse manager, restorative nurse and rehab director or rehab therapist, depending on focus of meeting; other interdisciplinary team members, depending on focus of meeting (e.g., activities staff may participate regarding exercise programs). DON or ADON or rehab director leads the meeting. X X X Medical Staff Meeting Quarterly meeting with medical director and Attending physicians. Medical Director leads X