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Feasibility of compliant flooring in long-term care
— results from a stakeholder symposium | | Author(s) | Chantelle C Lachance, Dawn C Mackey |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 37, no 1, March 2018 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, March 2018 |
| Pages | pp 84-94 |
| Source | http://www.cambridge.org/cjg |
| Keywords | Falls ; Injuries ; Accident prevention ; Buildings ; Architectural design [care homes] ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | Compliant flooring aims to prevent fall-related injuries among older people at risk in long-term care, but uptake of compliant flooring in this setting is limited. This study reports on a one-day stakeholder symposium to identify advantages and disadvantages of implementing compliant flooring in long-term care and the most pressing directions for future research from the perspective of key stakeholders. 23 stakeholders representing health care, industry and research attended the symposium. Attendees believed that the most important advantages of compliant flooring were reducing injuries in residents who had fallen, potential benefits to care staff and potential increases in quality of life for residents. Attendees perceived the most significant disadvantages of compliant flooring were financial considerations, lack of research evidence and challenges with installation. Attendees indicated a need for additional research on cost-effectiveness and clinical effectiveness. While stakeholders perceived compliant flooring to add value to long-term care, there were found to be significant informational and financial barriers to uptake. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180309217 A |
| Classmark | OLF: CU: OQ: YBB: KW:YB3: 4C |
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