The bill would create an Office of Falls Prevention in the Department of Veterans Affairs. The office would develop care standards, support research and education, and monitor falls prevention services. The bill also directs the department to update safe patient handling training and equipment rules, study a possible home-modification pilot program, and report on falls prevention efforts. It would require falls risk assessments and prevention services for certain veterans in nursing homes and extended care.
Veterans receiving nursing home care who have fallen or been at risk of falling in the past year would receive an assessment from a licensed physical or occupational therapist and fall prevention services during their stay. Veterans receiving extended care would receive an annual assessment and prevention services. Other proposed work includes education campaigns and research on ways to prevent falls.
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The bill’s stated aims include reducing falls among veterans, improving related care, and increasing awareness of available benefits, grants, devices, and services. No publicly available information identifies supporters’ views beyond the bill’s text.
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