Norms of staff responses to falls in residential care

The aim of the current research was to review the first-line response to patient falls in the independent care sector in North East England. The authors used an online questionnaire via ‘Survey Monkey’ software package, and a convenience sample of 24 of 32 independent care sector homes from South Tyneside, representing a 75% response rate. Policies and guidelines for falls were investigated and the findings highlight the disparate responses to...