Tinetti balance score

Specialties Geriatric

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Our professional therapy services performs a Tinetti on all our residents and if the test results indicate a high fall risk our RT aide initiates a walk and dine program on residents who are independent with cares and ambulation. The question I have is if a resident is a fall risk and environmental interventions and monitoring are implemented to prevent falls do we take away their independence to move freely or do we restrict their mobility and make them wait to use the bathroom or go to meals or elsewhere?? Especially if they are cognitive? I think this gets started quickly just to capture in RT to make money. What do you guys do??

Specializes in Critical Care, Med-Surg, Psych, Geri, LTC, Tele,.

New nurse here! (-;

(And geriatric care lover)

What is walk and dine?

Is tinetti score a measure of balance?

How does that affect your nursing care of residents?

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