{"id":3954,"date":"2017-08-18T14:57:59","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T20:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/93fd47b736.nxcli.net\/corporate\/?p=3954"},"modified":"2018-10-31T14:54:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T20:54:23","slug":"success-story-getn-movn-program-reduce-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/success-story-getn-movn-program-reduce-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Story: \u201cGet\u2019n Mov\u2019n\u201d Program to Reduce Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>August 18, 2017<\/em><\/p>\n<h6>By Mountain-Pacific<\/h6>\n<p><strong>Success Story:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u201cGet\u2019n Mov\u2019n\u201d Program to Reduce Falls<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/FINAL_8.8.17_NewHorizonsSS_Getn-Movn-to-Reduce-Falls-New-Horizon-care-Centerpd-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Access the PDF version<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Success Story:<br \/>\n\u201cGet\u2019n Mov\u2019n\u201d Program to Reduce Falls<br \/>\nThe challenge and opportunity with long-term care is to develop individual resident-centered routines that not only honor each resident\u2019s rights and encourage independence, but that also keep each resident as safe as possible. New Horizon Care Center in Lovell, WY has risen to this challenge.<\/p>\n<p>New Horizon\u2019s Fall Program has evolved over several years with a sustained diligence to continuing the trend of decreasing falls. On the plus side, New Horizon\u2019s fall numbers have reduced substantially\u2014however the number of falls with major injury was not decreasing at the same rate\u2014instead they averaged 10 to 15 in Mountain-Pacific\u2019s monthly reports with the CMS National target being six.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2017, we viewed the webinar, \u201cNew Look at Managing Falls\u201d by Sue Ann Guildermann, RN, BA, MA. Much of the webinar was similar to the areas we are already targeting and served to validate that we were on the right track through prevention, identifying appropriate interventions and conducting root cause analysis. However, one thing stood out\u2014although counterintuitive, you have to get the residents up and moving. When you do, you will then develop their core, balance and endurance so when they do stand to walk they will be less apt to fall. This made sense. Our residents were already getting up\u2014we just needed to keep them safe once they did.<\/p>\n<p>To add this to our fall program, required everyone\u2019s involvement. First, we solicited input of floor aides, the activity aide and the restorative aide. They were positive and thought it would work. The fall team of Traci Harrison, CNO; Vicki Croft, restorative nurse, RN; Activity Director, Aspen Beall; Debbie Salyer, MDS coordinator RN; and Michelle Horrocks, upstairs supervisor and RN, all committed to testing this new program.<\/p>\n<p>We launched our \u201cGet\u2019n Mov\u2019n\u201d program in March 2017. Social Services Director, Cathie Nunn, kicked off the program by cranking up music to motivate and encourage our independent residents to walk. In no time at all, we were off and moving!<\/p>\n<p>Our facility is unique in that it is set up perfectly for this program. We have hallways in a circle on each floor that are 360 feet in diameter. Residents are walking everywhere and with a little encouragement, many are walking anywhere from a half lap to several laps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost new programs are typically met with resistance and barriers,\u201d says Michelle Horrocks, RN, Supervisor at New Horizon. \u201cAs a team, we decided that rather than trying to anticipate what would be potential issues, we would just face the complaints as they came. There were some concerns from staff as we started, but much less than we thought. We either educated<br \/>\nthe staff to the reasons of the program or made a few changes as needed. For the most part things went very smoothly,\u201d Horrocks added.<\/p>\n<p>We received comments about how nice it was to have leadership around in the morning. This also serves as a great time to see how the night went and how the residents are doing.<\/p>\n<p>We saw positive outcomes almost immediately. The staff reported that the residents seemed happier and were stronger with transfers. At the beginning, it took three staff members to ambulate residents who have not been walking\u2014within three months those same residents now require limited assistance of two staff.<\/p>\n<p>We knew the change was a success with the May Mountain-Pacific report, which showed our falls with major injury rate was now at 8.22. This is a steady decline in three months. We will continue to monitor these numbers with a goal of further decreasing our numbers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019Get\u2019n Mov\u2019n\u201d will be a long-term program for us. It is just the right thing to do. It benefits the residents, the staff, the families and leadership,\u201d said Michelle Horrocks, RN, Supervisor at New Horizon.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest lesson we\u2019ve learned is to have faith in our residents and their abilities. Too soon and too often we take away our resident\u2019s independence and opportunities in an effort to keep them safe. New Horizon Care Center realizes that, in the long run, this mindset is not to the benefit of the resident.<\/p>\n<p>Our advice to other facilities? Try to adopt a similar ambulation program. It\u2019s well worth it. As leaders, the biggest challenge you\u2019ll face is being pulled in different directions. \u201cKnowing that you\u2019re keeping your residents safe and moving takes continued commitment, but making this a priority is one of the most important things you can do for the safety of your residents,\u201d said Horrocks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Mountain-Pacific\u2014<\/strong>Mountain-Pacific is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and holds federal and state contracts that allow them to oversee the quality of care for Medicare and Medicaid members. Mountain-Pacific works within its region (Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific Territories of Guam and American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) to help improve the delivery of health care and the systems that provide it. Mountain-Pacific\u2019s goal is to increase access to high-quality health care that is affordable, safe and of value to the patients they serve. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\">www.mpqhf.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 18, 2017<br \/>\nBy Mountain-Pacific<br \/>\nSuccess Story:<br \/>\n\u201cGet\u2019n Mov\u2019n\u201d Program to Reduce Falls<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/FINAL_8.8.17_NewHorizonsSS_Getn-Movn-to-Reduce-Falls-New-Horizon-care-Centerpd-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Access the PDF version<\/a><br \/>\nSuccess Story:<br \/>\n\u201cGet\u2019n Mov\u2019n\u201d Program to Reduce Falls<br \/>\nThe challenge and opportunity with long-term care is to develop individual resident-centered routines that not only honor each resident\u2019s rights and encourage independence, but that also keep each resident as safe as possible. New Horizon Care Center in Lovell, WY has risen to this challenge.<br \/>\nNew Horizon\u2019s Fall Program has evolved over several years with a sustained diligence to continuing the trend of decreasing falls. On the plus side, New Horizon\u2019s fall numbers have reduced substantially\u2014however the number of falls with major injury was not decreasing at the same rate\u2014instead they averaged 10 to 15 in Mountain-Pacific\u2019s monthly reports with the CMS National target being six.<br \/>\nIn February 2017, we viewed the webinar, \u201cNew Look at Managing Falls\u201d by Sue Ann Guildermann, RN, BA, MA. Much of the webinar was similar to the areas we are already targeting and served to validate that we were on the right track through prevention, identifying appropriate interventions and conducting root cause analysis. However, one thing stood out\u2014although counterintuitive, you have to get the residents up and moving. When you do, you will then develop their core, balance and endurance so when they do stand to walk they will be less apt to fall. This made sense. Our residents were already getting up\u2014we just needed to keep them safe once they did.<br \/>\nTo add this to our fall program, required everyone\u2019s involvement. First, we solicited input of floor aides, the activity aide and the restorative aide. They were positive and thought it would work. The fall team of Traci Harrison, CNO; Vicki Croft, restorative nurse, RN; Activity Director, Aspen Beall; Debbie Salyer, MDS coordinator RN; and Michelle Horrocks, upstairs supervisor and RN, all committed to testing this new program.<br \/>\nWe launched our \u201cGet\u2019n Mov\u2019n\u201d program in March 2017. Social Services Director, Cathie Nunn, kicked off the program by cranking up music to motivate and encourage our independent residents to walk. In no time at all, we were off and moving!<br \/>\nOur facility is unique in that it is set up perfectly for this program. We have hallways in a circle on each floor that are 360 feet in diameter. Residents are walking everywhere and with a little encouragement, many are walking anywhere from a half lap to several laps.<br \/>\n\u201cMost new programs are typically met with resistance and barriers,\u201d says Michelle Horrocks, RN, Supervisor at New Horizon. \u201cAs a team, we decided that rather than trying to anticipate what would be potential issues, we would just face the complaints as they came. There were some concerns from staff as we started, but much less than we thought. We either educated<br \/>\nthe staff to the reasons of the program or made a few changes as needed. For the most part things went very smoothly,\u201d Horrocks added.<br \/>\nWe received comments about how nice it was to have leadership around in the morning. This also serves as a great time to see how the night went and how the residents are doing.<br \/>\nWe saw positive outcomes almost immediately. The staff reported that the residents seemed happier and were stronger with transfers. At the beginning, it took three staff members to ambulate residents who have not been walking\u2014within three months those same residents now require limited assistance of two staff.<br \/>\nWe knew the change was a success with the May Mountain-Pacific report, which showed our falls with major injury rate was now at 8.22. This is a steady decline in three months. We will continue to monitor these numbers with a goal of further decreasing our numbers.<br \/>\n\u201c\u2019Get\u2019n Mov\u2019n\u201d will be a long-term program for us. It is just the right thing to do. It benefits the residents, the staff, the families and leadership,\u201d said Michelle Horrocks, RN, Supervisor at New Horizon.<br \/>\nThe biggest lesson we\u2019ve learned is to have faith in our residents and their abilities. Too soon and too often we take away our resident\u2019s independence and opportunities in an effort to keep them safe. New Horizon Care Center realizes that, in the long run, this mindset is not to the benefit of the resident.<br \/>\nOur advice to other facilities? Try to adopt a similar ambulation program. It\u2019s well worth it. As leaders, the biggest challenge you\u2019ll face is being pulled in different directions. \u201cKnowing that you\u2019re keeping your residents safe and moving takes continued commitment, but making this a priority is one of the most important things you can do for the safety of your residents,\u201d said Horrocks.<br \/>\nAbout Mountain-Pacific\u2014Mountain-Pacific is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and holds federal and state contracts that allow them to oversee the quality of care for Medicare and Medicaid members. Mountain-Pacific works within its region (Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific Territories of Guam and American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) to help improve the delivery of health care and the systems that provide it. Mountain-Pacific\u2019s goal is to increase access to high-quality health care that is affordable, safe and of value to the patients they serve. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\">www.mpqhf.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3954","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-success-stories","7":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Success Story: \u201cGet\u2019n Mov\u2019n\u201d Program to Reduce Falls - Mountain Pacific<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/success-story-getn-movn-program-reduce-falls\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Success Story: \u201cGet\u2019n Mov\u2019n\u201d Program to Reduce Falls - Mountain Pacific\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"August 18, 2017 By Mountain-Pacific Success Story: \u201cGet\u2019n Mov\u2019n\u201d Program to Reduce Falls Access the PDF version Success Story: \u201cGet\u2019n Mov\u2019n\u201d Program to Reduce Falls The challenge and opportunity with long-term care is to develop individual resident-centered routines that not only honor each resident\u2019s rights and encourage independence, but that also keep each resident as safe as possible. New Horizon Care Center in Lovell, WY has risen to this challenge. New Horizon\u2019s Fall Program has evolved over several years with a sustained diligence to continuing the trend of decreasing falls. On the plus side, New Horizon\u2019s fall numbers have reduced substantially\u2014however the number of falls with major injury was not decreasing at the same rate\u2014instead they averaged 10 to 15 in Mountain-Pacific\u2019s monthly reports with the CMS National target being six. In February 2017, we viewed the webinar, \u201cNew Look at Managing Falls\u201d by Sue Ann Guildermann, RN, BA, MA. Much of the webinar was similar to the areas we are already targeting and served to validate that we were on the right track through prevention, identifying appropriate interventions and conducting root cause analysis. However, one thing stood out\u2014although counterintuitive, you have to get the residents up and moving. When you do, you will then develop their core, balance and endurance so when they do stand to walk they will be less apt to fall. This made sense. Our residents were already getting up\u2014we just needed to keep them safe once they did. To add this to our fall program, required everyone\u2019s involvement. First, we solicited input of floor aides, the activity aide and the restorative aide. They were positive and thought it would work. The fall team of Traci Harrison, CNO; Vicki Croft, restorative nurse, RN; Activity Director, Aspen Beall; Debbie Salyer, MDS coordinator RN; and Michelle Horrocks, upstairs supervisor and RN, all committed to testing this new program. We launched our \u201cGet\u2019n Mov\u2019n\u201d program in March 2017. Social Services Director, Cathie Nunn, kicked off the program by cranking up music to motivate and encourage our independent residents to walk. In no time at all, we were off and moving! Our facility is unique in that it is set up perfectly for this program. We have hallways in a circle on each floor that are 360 feet in diameter. Residents are walking everywhere and with a little encouragement, many are walking anywhere from a half lap to several laps. \u201cMost new programs are typically met with resistance and barriers,\u201d says Michelle Horrocks, RN, Supervisor at New Horizon. \u201cAs a team, we decided that rather than trying to anticipate what would be potential issues, we would just face the complaints as they came. There were some concerns from staff as we started, but much less than we thought. We either educated the staff to the reasons of the program or made a few changes as needed. For the most part things went very smoothly,\u201d Horrocks added. We received comments about how nice it was to have leadership around in the morning. This also serves as a great time to see how the night went and how the residents are doing. We saw positive outcomes almost immediately. The staff reported that the residents seemed happier and were stronger with transfers. At the beginning, it took three staff members to ambulate residents who have not been walking\u2014within three months those same residents now require limited assistance of two staff. We knew the change was a success with the May Mountain-Pacific report, which showed our falls with major injury rate was now at 8.22. This is a steady decline in three months. We will continue to monitor these numbers with a goal of further decreasing our numbers. \u201c\u2019Get\u2019n Mov\u2019n\u201d will be a long-term program for us. It is just the right thing to do. It benefits the residents, the staff, the families and leadership,\u201d said Michelle Horrocks, RN, Supervisor at New Horizon. The biggest lesson we\u2019ve learned is to have faith in our residents and their abilities. Too soon and too often we take away our resident\u2019s independence and opportunities in an effort to keep them safe. New Horizon Care Center realizes that, in the long run, this mindset is not to the benefit of the resident. Our advice to other facilities? Try to adopt a similar ambulation program. It\u2019s well worth it. As leaders, the biggest challenge you\u2019ll face is being pulled in different directions. \u201cKnowing that you\u2019re keeping your residents safe and moving takes continued commitment, but making this a priority is one of the most important things you can do for the safety of your residents,\u201d said Horrocks. About Mountain-Pacific\u2014Mountain-Pacific is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and holds federal and state contracts that allow them to oversee the quality of care for Medicare and Medicaid members. 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New Horizon Care Center in Lovell, WY has risen to this challenge. New Horizon\u2019s Fall Program has evolved over several years with a sustained diligence to continuing the trend of decreasing falls. On the plus side, New Horizon\u2019s fall numbers have reduced substantially\u2014however the number of falls with major injury was not decreasing at the same rate\u2014instead they averaged 10 to 15 in Mountain-Pacific\u2019s monthly reports with the CMS National target being six. In February 2017, we viewed the webinar, \u201cNew Look at Managing Falls\u201d by Sue Ann Guildermann, RN, BA, MA. Much of the webinar was similar to the areas we are already targeting and served to validate that we were on the right track through prevention, identifying appropriate interventions and conducting root cause analysis. However, one thing stood out\u2014although counterintuitive, you have to get the residents up and moving. When you do, you will then develop their core, balance and endurance so when they do stand to walk they will be less apt to fall. This made sense. Our residents were already getting up\u2014we just needed to keep them safe once they did. To add this to our fall program, required everyone\u2019s involvement. First, we solicited input of floor aides, the activity aide and the restorative aide. They were positive and thought it would work. The fall team of Traci Harrison, CNO; Vicki Croft, restorative nurse, RN; Activity Director, Aspen Beall; Debbie Salyer, MDS coordinator RN; and Michelle Horrocks, upstairs supervisor and RN, all committed to testing this new program. We launched our \u201cGet\u2019n Mov\u2019n\u201d program in March 2017. Social Services Director, Cathie Nunn, kicked off the program by cranking up music to motivate and encourage our independent residents to walk. In no time at all, we were off and moving! Our facility is unique in that it is set up perfectly for this program. We have hallways in a circle on each floor that are 360 feet in diameter. Residents are walking everywhere and with a little encouragement, many are walking anywhere from a half lap to several laps. \u201cMost new programs are typically met with resistance and barriers,\u201d says Michelle Horrocks, RN, Supervisor at New Horizon. \u201cAs a team, we decided that rather than trying to anticipate what would be potential issues, we would just face the complaints as they came. There were some concerns from staff as we started, but much less than we thought. We either educated the staff to the reasons of the program or made a few changes as needed. For the most part things went very smoothly,\u201d Horrocks added. We received comments about how nice it was to have leadership around in the morning. This also serves as a great time to see how the night went and how the residents are doing. We saw positive outcomes almost immediately. The staff reported that the residents seemed happier and were stronger with transfers. At the beginning, it took three staff members to ambulate residents who have not been walking\u2014within three months those same residents now require limited assistance of two staff. We knew the change was a success with the May Mountain-Pacific report, which showed our falls with major injury rate was now at 8.22. This is a steady decline in three months. We will continue to monitor these numbers with a goal of further decreasing our numbers. \u201c\u2019Get\u2019n Mov\u2019n\u201d will be a long-term program for us. It is just the right thing to do. It benefits the residents, the staff, the families and leadership,\u201d said Michelle Horrocks, RN, Supervisor at New Horizon. The biggest lesson we\u2019ve learned is to have faith in our residents and their abilities. Too soon and too often we take away our resident\u2019s independence and opportunities in an effort to keep them safe. New Horizon Care Center realizes that, in the long run, this mindset is not to the benefit of the resident. Our advice to other facilities? Try to adopt a similar ambulation program. It\u2019s well worth it. As leaders, the biggest challenge you\u2019ll face is being pulled in different directions. \u201cKnowing that you\u2019re keeping your residents safe and moving takes continued commitment, but making this a priority is one of the most important things you can do for the safety of your residents,\u201d said Horrocks. About Mountain-Pacific\u2014Mountain-Pacific is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and holds federal and state contracts that allow them to oversee the quality of care for Medicare and Medicaid members. Mountain-Pacific works within its region (Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific Territories of Guam and American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) to help improve the delivery of health care and the systems that provide it. 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