Reducing Medication to Prevent Falls in Elderly Nursing Home Residents

Nursing Home Safety Culture (Falls Prevention/Intervention) Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Instructor’s Name Course Number Date Drug-Related Falls Prevention and Intervention for the Elderly Drug-related falls are a major cause of injuries among the aging population of 65-year-old and above. Older adults are increasing periodically due to the high life expectancy. Medication has been linked to an increased risk of falls. Reducing the number of medications in elderly patients reduces the risks of falls. Clinical Question Falls among the elderly population due to medication are associated with high mortality and morbidity rates and this issue is gaining concern among many researchers making it a prominent issue in the public domain in recent times. The PICOT question formulated by the group is: In the nursing home population of 65years and older, does decreasing the number of medications in elderly patients decrease the number of falls compared to patients who take multiple medications within six months? My PICOT question is defined as follows: Population: Elderly above 65 years old Intervention: Reduction of Medication Comparison: Patients taking multiple medications for six months Outcomes: Decrease in the number of falls for the elderly population. This paper aims to analyze two critical articles that could be useful for this group’s topic