Mobility Decline Prevention
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Modules - Mobility Decline Prevention
SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE
The beauty of walking programs is their simplicity. A number of such programs have been tested in nursing homes (1), and while they differ in their details, they all share a basic goal: Get residents to walk more as a means of improving or maintaining their mobility, strength, and endurance.
The problem with these programs is that only ambulatory residents are appropriate candidates for them. And with the blossoming of assisted living facilities and widely available home health care, these residents now represent a minority (and apparently shrinking) proportion of the nursing home population. Observed one veteran long-term-care researcher, "If a resident is especially ambulatory, you have to wonder why he or she is even in the nursing home."
That said, walking programs for those who qualify are an appealing intervention that helps prevent mobility decline. How do you implement one in your facility?
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