Motion sensors are helping one dementia unit to prevent falls, reduce injuries and cut costs
Manor Hospital in Nuneaton is a dementia assessment and treatment unit. It has two 12-room wards, Stanley ward for men and Pembleton ward for women. Most of our patients have advanced dementia and their physical conditions, mental impairment and polypharmacy put them at a high risk of falls.
Nursing Standard. 34, 12, 56-57. doi: 10.7748/ns.34.12.56.s22
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