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The Tree of Life | Innovation Exchange

2025. An innovative and user-friendly communication aid, designed to assist in the communication needs of people living with dementia who are in hospital.

Tags: Aged health, Falls

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/dementia-communication-aid

Don’t fall for it, follow the steps! | Innovation Exchange

2021. Post falls assessments are attended by nurses after patients have a fall in the St George Hospital emergency department.

Tags: Falls

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/dont-fall-for-it

Falls prevention in Gunyah, a neurology and oncology ward in Sutherland Hospital | Innovation Exchange

2019. This project is designed to improve falls prevention in a medical ward in an acute care facility. It identifies the causes of inpatient falls to provide strategies in response.

Tags: Falls

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/falls-prevention-in-gunyah

Feeling Hip Again: Gold Standard Care for Hip Fracture Patients at St Vincent's Hospital | Innovation Exchange

2020. This project aims to improve the delivery of care to hip fracture patients at St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (SVHS). Standardisation of care processes will lead to improved patient flow, patient experience and staff satisfaction.

Tags: Length of stay, Falls

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/feeling-hip-again

Winter, Spring, Summer and Falls in NSW Ambulance | Innovation Exchange

2021. NSW Ambulance introduced a falls package to address the year-round problem of falls in people aged 65 and over in the community. It incorporated a new falls risk assessment, protocol, clinical pathway and screening tool for paramedics, as well as

Tags: Falls

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/winter-spring-summer-falls

Living Well in Residential Aged Care: Reducing Falls and Harm from Falls | Innovation Exchange

2017. Nyngan Health Service developed a falls workbook and DVD, which was used to educate aged care residents on falls and empower them to develop personalised strategies that would reduce their risk of falling.

Tags: Aged health, Patient safety, Falls

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/living-well-in-residential-aged-care

Falls in older people with cataract: a longitudinal evaluation of impact and risk | Innovation Exchange

2021. This project identified factors associated with an increased falls risk in older people with cataract during their wait for cataract surgery.

Tags: Aged health, Ophthalmology, Falls

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/falls-in-older-people-with-cataract

We can’t prevent falls! A myth-busting falls prevention initiative in Wagga Wagga and Gundagai | Innovation Exchange

2018. Falls are a major health issue for older people, and falls prevention is a high priority for the Murrumbidgee Local Health District. This project implemented changes to improve the quality and safety of patient care by reducing the number of falls,

Tags: Falls

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/we-cant-prevent-falls

The Integrated Rehabilitation and Enablement Program (iREAP) | Innovation Exchange

2021. iREAP is an eight-week program that delivers integrated rehabilitation services to older people in the community who have or are at risk of frailty, falls, Parkinson’s Disease and other neurodegenerative conditions.

Tags: Aged health, Falls, Rehabilitation

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/the-integrated-rehabilitation-and-enablement-program-ireap