Use of Robotic Cats to Reduce Falls in Skilled Nursing Facility

Falls are a major source of morbidity for patients in skilled nursing facilities. Each year, a typical nursing home with 100 beds reports 100 to 200 falls, and the average number of fall is 2.6 falls per person per year in SNF. 10-20% of nursing home falls cause serious injuries. As part of a targeted plan to reduce falls, our QAPI committee decided to trial the use of robotic cats - five of them - in our skilled nursing facility to see if using the cats with the residents would result in less overall falls.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - February 22, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Liam Fry, L. Fry, M. Walker, S. Ledesma, K. Gluch, K. Deason Tags: Quality Improvement Source Type: research