Falls Risk Assessment

A multifactorial falls assessment and prevention plan for adults in care homes and home care, with a post-fall protocol, post-fall review and falls log.

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Guidance notes included
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Falls Risk Assessment

About this document

What it’s for

A person-centred falls risk assessment that looks at each of the factors known to increase the risk of falling – history, mobility, medicines, health, continence, vision, cognition, feet and footwear, and the environment – and turns them into an individual prevention plan. It includes a clear post-fall protocol, a post-fall review and a falls log for trend analysis.

When to use it

  • On admission or before home care starts, for everyone aged 65+ and adults at higher risk
  • After every fall, and whenever health, medicines or mobility change
  • At care plan reviews, and at least every [3] months for people at high risk

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  • Person details
  • Part 1 – Screening
  • Part 2 – Multifactorial assessment
  • Part 3 – Falls prevention plan
  • Common measures (tick those agreed)
  • Part 5 – Post-fall review
  • Part 6 – Falls log
  • Review record

How to complete it

  • Complete Part 1 screening; if any answer is yes, complete the full Part 2 assessment
  • Agree the prevention plan in Part 3 with the person, balancing safety with their choices
  • Use Part 4 every time the person falls, and log every fall in Part 6
  • Refer to the GP or falls service where Part 2 shows a need

Key points to check

  • NICE NG249 (2025) recommends against relying on falls risk scoring tools alone
  • Head injury, anticoagulants or suspected fracture – follow the escalation steps without delay

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