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Reducing the Incidence of Falls and Pressure

Injuries for Older People

Jane LeesADHB

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Falls and PI Projects at ADHB

September 2011:

ADHB Establishes Falls & PI Projects

– Project Manager for each, both Part Time

– Combined Falls & PI Steering Group

Meet Fortnightly

– Main Focus on Provider

ARRC Sector mentioned but little focus

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Falls and PI Sub Group

Late 2011:

Created a Project “Sub Group” for ARRC Sector

– Representatives from six ARRC facilities

– Representation on Provider Steering Group

– Meet every six weeks

– Purpose of group

Establish Baseline Data

Establish Consistent Collection Methodology

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ARRC Sector Costs to ADHB

March 2012:

Identified cost of sector related falls within Provider

– Primary Diagnosis was a Fall

– Originator from a ARRC Facility

Summary of Findings– 539 falls, 469 residents (12% of total ADHB)

70 repeat fallers within the year (15%)– $6.8 million for direct treatment, average $13k– 7325 bed days, average 14 bed days

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ARRC Sector Wide Engagement

Held whole of Sector meeting on Falls & PI

– 60+ attendees, 40+ facilities

Message: Open and Honest

– regarding hospital issues collecting data

– regarding numbers and costs

– by providing our tools and templates

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continued…

Discussed Falls and PI to determine

– if they collect and how:

Yes, although various ways

– Do they categorise

Yes, but various different methods

– are they willing to share:

Yes

Discussed the best way to engage going forward…

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Cluster Model Approach

Concept

– Group the facilities into geographically based groups

Purpose:

– Discussions on data collection and categorisation methods

– Sharing of improvement ideas and strategies

– Provide “safe” environment

– Aggregate and disseminate information

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Cluster Hosts

Asked for Volunteers from the Facilities to Host

Cluster Host Responsibilities

– Provide a facility for people to meeting

– Provide refreshments

– Facilitate the meetings (but this can be rotated)

Good response with Hosts covering most of the Region

– Build the clusters

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Cluster Regions

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ADHB Cluster Support

ADHB will provide support to Cluster Hosts by

Providing Project Documents

– Terms of Reference

– Background Information

– Agendas

– Minutes Templates

Representative on each cluster

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First Cluster Host Meeting

First Cluster Host Meeting Held:

– Agreed happy with cluster groups

– Discussed Background Documentation

– Discussed agenda for first meeting

– Meets ADHB support people

– How to collect data (email, Excel, website etc.)

Message: what’s easiest for them – be flexible

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Collaboration Model

ADHB

Cluster Hosts (13)

ARRC Facilities (68)

Cluster Host Meeting

Cluster Meeting

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Meetings

Cluster Host Meeting

Provide feedback from / about Cluster Meetings

Review data compliance

Set Agenda / theme for next meeting

Cluster Meeting

Discus previous results

Issues / problems

Work through Agenda

Share solutions / ideas

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Advantages of this Approach

Jointly driven by ADHB and ARRC Facilities

Collaborative working relationship

Consistency of approach / methodology

Develop approaches / solutions that work for everyone

Enable collaboration between facilities

Opportunity to introduce other topics in the future

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Lessons Learnt

There is not a consistent method of collecting or categorising data

– Manual vs electronic, separate vs clinical records

We don’t have the information to identify where PIs are occurring

– Don’t know where to focus improvement effort

Need to collect data by facility type

– Dementia, Private Hospital, Rest Home etc

20% of ARRC Hospitalisations involve fracture of the Hip or Femur

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Questions?