The use of alarms to reduce falls in SNFs has been scrutinized for years. Resident advocates and SNF regulators speculate that alarms will eventually be phased out as regulations continue to evolve and the industry fully embraces the modern, homelike SNF model. In October 2017, alarms will be added to Section P of the Minimum Data Set (MDS), requiring providers to report alarm use for each resident. Surveyors will be able to use MDS data to determine whether alarms are being used as intended—for resident safety, not staff convenience. 

Join the webinar and get access to these tools:

• Assessment tool for determining the root causes of resident falls
• Action steps for implementing an alarms elimination process
• Performance Improvement Project (PIP) worksheet to set goals for alarm elimination and falls prevention

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