Data Citations
Resident falls cost providers $380,000 per year on average
66% of prospective residents/families ask about fall mitigation strategies in facilities
Safely You PDF for families, "Facts on Falls"
The average cost to treat a pressure injury can be as high as $37,800
Lyder CH, Ayello EA. Pressure Ulcers: A Patient Safety Issue. In: Hughes RG, editor. Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2008 Apr. Chapter 12. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2650/
Up to 72% of nursing home residents are classified as poor/restless sleepers
Valenza MC, Cabrera-Martos I, Martín-Martín L, Pérez-Garzón VM, Velarde C, Valenza-Demet G. Nursing homes: impact of sleep disturbances on functionality. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2013 May 1;56(3):432-6.
An abnormal respiratory rate that is not consistently assessed & recorded has been associated with a 13-fold increased risk of mortality
Elliott M. Why is Respiratory Rate the Neglected Vital Sign? A Narrative Review. clinmedjournalsorg [Internet]. 2016; Available from: https://clinmedjournals.org/articles/ianhc/international-archives-of-nursing-and-health-care-ianhc-2-050.php?jid=ianhc
Up to 70% of long-term care residents fall each year, with 50% experiencing multiple falls
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Chapter 1. introduction and program overview | agency for healthcare research & quality [Internet]. Ahrq.gov. 2017. Available from:
https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/man1.html
18-30% of pneumonia cases in nursing home residents are aspiration-related
Almirall J, Boixeda R, de la Torre MC, Torres A. Aspiration pneumonia: A renewed perspective and practical approach. Respiratory Medicine. 2021 Aug;185(185):106485.
94% of falls are unwitnessed
Safely You PDF for families, "Facts on Falls"
Research estimates that nurses spend the equivalent of 40 hours per month searching for equipment every week
Martinez S. Nurses Searching for Equipment Led to $14B in Lost Productivity [Internet]. 24x7 | Leading Resource for Healthcare Technology Management Professionals. 24×7 | The Leading HTM & BioMed News Source; 2024. Available from:
Between 10-20% of mobile clinical equipment is lost or stolen each year
Lost and found: Keeping track of healthcare equipment [Internet]. Healthcare Dive. Available from:
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/lost-and-found-keeping-track-of-healthcare-equipment/434353/
60% of residents in nursing homes with dementia are classified as wanderers
Agrawal AK, Gowda M, Achary U, Gowda GS, Harbishettar V. Approach to management of wandering in dementia: Ethical and legal issue. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine [Internet]. 2021 Sep;43(5):53–9. Available from: