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Modules - Mobility Decline Prevention LINKS American Geriatrics Society Guideline for the Prevention of Falls in Older Persons http://www.americangeriatrics.org/products/positionpapers/Falls.pdf American Medical Directors Association Scroll down to the Clinical Practice Guideline on Falls and Fall Risk http://www.amda.com/info/ American Occupational Therapy Association http://www.aota.org American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org/ Archstone Foundation Fall Prevention Conference White Paper http://http://www.archstone.org/publications2292/publications_show.htm?doc_id=246660 MedQIC, an online resource from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Clinical Resources: Physical Restraints http://www.medqic.org/content/nationalpriorities/nursinghome/nhTopics.jsp?topicID=413&nhID=1028717&pageFrom=resources MedQIC, an online resource from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Clinical Resources: Walking Improvement http://www.medqic.org/content/nationalpriorities/nursinghome/nhTopics.jsp?topicID=413&nhID=1028721 National Center for Injury Prevention and Control A Tool Kit to Prevent Senior Falls http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/toolkit/toolkit.htm National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform Restraint Use Fact Sheet http://www.nccnhr.org/public/50_156_451.cfm National Institute on Aging Exercise for Older People: Guides and Videos http://www.niapublications.org/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=5&cat=Exercise+for+Older+People National Resource Center for Safe Aging http://www.safeaging.org/resources/resources.asp Penn Nursing Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence Gero T.I.P.S. Restraint-free Care in Nursing Homes: Training Module http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/centers/hcgne/gero_tips/RFC/default.htm University of Iowa, College of Nursing GNIRC Research Dissemination Core Publishes nursing practice protocols on such topics as exercise, falls prevention, restraint management, and more. http://www.nursing.uiowa.edu/centers/gnirc/protocols.htm For more resources, visit our general Links page.

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