MedQIC Resource, tools and literature on physical restraints

AMDA Clinical Corner on Falls and Fall Risk

Providing a Quality Life While Avoiding Restraints

A guideline for education, this publication is a resource for ongoing educational needs, developed in January 2000, and available from the Wisconsin Bureau of Quality Assurance. http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/rl_dsl/nhs/NHpubs.htm

Rethinking the Use of Physical Restraints and Alarms

On this January 20, 2010, participants heard from two nursing homes that have successfully reduced and eliminated restraints in their homes. They shared how movement and restorative care has sustained zero and low restraint rates, reduced falls, improved activities of daily living, and improved overall care for residents. They also shared approaches to keeping residents with dementia, Alzheimer’s, and mental health issues restraint free. This link above provides a recording of the call, transcripts and handouts and the following link is for an article on Rethinking the Use of Position Change Alarms..