Re: Fall Vs. Helped to floor

[Janster49]

Yes, you are correct. Guidelines for coding falls is very clear in the RAI manual. Jan   In a message dated 12/10/2003 11:58:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I over heard a conversation today "The resident did not fall---We helped her to the floor so it is not a fall and I didnt fill out an incident report" Subsequently the resident has a fractured hip found 36 hours after the "non" fall.   Now---I thought if a resident was helped to the floor  it is still a fall and should be treated as such.   Am I correct??????