CMS regulations have supported not using alarms all along but now even more so citing research of the harms of alarms. This is why the new CMS Physical Restraints Critical Element Pathway survey tool now prompts surveyors to observe for alarms and their potential negative consequences to residents. Learn how the use of alarms is deficient practice at seven CMS requirements. Although no research shows that alarms prevent falls and there is evidence that alarms cause harm both physically and psychologically, they are still used widely. Replacing alarms with better practices has actually reduced falls in the homes that have committed to no longer use them. Learn the reasons why, and the ways how, to replace alarms with the better practices alarm-free homes use around the country as depicted in Alarms: The New Deficient Practice? Eliminating Alarms and Preventing Falls by Engaging with ... Life. Be ready for these good changes in your next state survey. (Half or all day workshop.)
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