Consumer Safety, Falls, and Safe Transfers
Sets out how the Agency keeps consumers safe at home: a home safety check at the start of services and each year, fall prevention during visits, safe ambulation and transfer techniques and use of the consumer’s equipment, what to do when a consumer falls, and other common home hazards, with reporting of injuries and hospital transfers.
About this policy
- Policy number
- PA-HC-SAF-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 28 Pa. Code §611.55(c)(3)
- Library
- Pennsylvania home care · 49 policies
- Category
- Service delivery
- Sections
- 19
In short
- Keep walkways clear, lights on, and the walker, phone, and call device within reach.
- Use the transfer method and equipment in the service plan. Never lift a consumer’s full weight alone.
- Check equipment before each use. Do not use anything broken.
- If a consumer falls, do not rush to lift them. Check for injury, call 911 if hurt or unsure, then call the office.
- Report every fall, near-fall, and new unsteadiness the same day.
What's inside
19 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (28 Pa. Code §611.55(c)(3))
- 5. Home Safety Check
- 6. Preventing Falls During Visits
- 7. Safe Walking and Transfers
- 8. Mobility and Lifting Equipment
- 9. When a Consumer Falls
- 10. After a Fall: Follow-Up and Reporting
- 11. Other Home Hazards
- 12. Responsibilities
- 13. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 14. Staff Training
- 15. References
- 16. Related Policies and Forms
- 17. Approval
- 18. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me the home safety check for this consumer. When was it last updated?
- What does a direct care worker do when they find a consumer on the floor?
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