We’re following the science.

Fall prevention is one of the top issues in healthcare and can have a major economic impact to a facility. Statistics show that up to one million hospitalized patients fall each year¹, with over a third of those falls resulting in serious injuries such as fractures, lacerations or internal bleeding. This leads to increased healthcare utilization, which leads to added costs.

Many factors contribute to falls in nighttime settings. These include:

• Adapting from darkness to bright light or vice versa

• Too little light or too much light

• Unstable balance when going from a sit to stand position

• Unstable balance when trying to turn on a light to get from bed to bathroom

• Not being able to see obstacles on the floor in their path

Research² shows that close to one third of falls can be prevented, particularly if a patient or resident has a visual cue to focus on. New Star Lighting is committed to reducing the incidence of falls with our CompleteCare Fall Prevention portfolio that includes amber nightlights designed to support the research around visual and circadian needs. Finally - a lighting strategy that supports fall prevention research for Assisted Living and other healthcare applications.

Click HERE to view our CompleteCare Fall Prevention™ Brochure.

Click HERE for an article from Buildings.com citing research on Fall Prevention

Click HERE for information on how lighting is used to improve balance in older adults.

Click HERE for an article from NIH on field study, "Exploring Older Adults’ Nighttime Trips to the Bathroom Under Different Lighting Conditions".

Source:

More than 1 in 4 older adults fall each year (CDC, NCOA) 1

Incidents decreased by 34% with the use of a lighting system to prevent falls (JAMDA) 2