A history of fall events was tracked for one year after the initial interview. Fall categories were categorized as no falls, one noninjurious fall, two or more noninjurious falls, and one or more injurious fall. Two or more injurious falls increased costs even more. Schnelle, John F., et al. Individualizing Nighttime Incontinence Care in Nursing Home Residents.
Urinary incontinence is a common and often treatable problem among nursing facility residents.
Prompted voiding and other behavioral techniques have been shown to be highly effective for residents. Assistance to help immobile residents and those with dementia reduces incontinence in these populations. However, this schedule would be disruptive to a resident's sleep schedule at night. Nighttime incontinence care may need to be more individualized to lessen sleep disruption while ensuring that moisture exposure does not lead to additional complications. This article describes a program which assigned residents to a two or four hour incontinence care schedule depending on their risk of skin problems.