Table 2 Characteristics of falls (N = 105 residents)
Characteristic | N (%) | Long term care (n = 41) n (%) | Retirement home (n = 64) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Injury or pain | Â | Â | Â |
 Aches/pain | 24 (24) | 6 (16) | 18 (29) |
 Bruising/bumps | 22 (22) | 8 (21) | 14 (23) |
 Skin tear/cut | 20 (20) | 6 (16) | 14 (23) |
 Fracture/break | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) |
 No injury | 44 (44) | 22 (58) | 22 (36) |
Location | Â | Â | Â |
 Activity room | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
 Balcony | 1 (1) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) |
 Bathroom | 15 (16) | 3 (8) | 12 (20) |
 Bedroom | 53 (55) | 20 (54) | 33 (55) |
 Dining room | 4 (4) | 2 (5) | 2 (3) |
 Hallways | 11 (11) | 4 (11) | 7 (12) |
 Lounge | 7 (7) | 6 (16) | 1 (2) |
 Other | 5 (5) | 1 (3) | 4 (7) |
Prior activity | Â | Â | Â |
 Lying down | 3 (3) | 2 (6) | 1 (2) |
 Eating | 1 (1) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) |
 Reaching | 7 (8) | 2 (6) | 5 (9) |
 Sitting | 6 (7) | 2 (6) | 4 (7) |
 Sleeping | 1 (1) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) |
 Standing | 8 (9) | 2 (6) | 6 (10) |
 Tidying room | 1 (1) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) |
 Transfer | 11 (12) | 2 (6) | 9 (16) |
 Turning | 5 (5) | 1 (3) | 4 (7) |
 Walking | 37 (40) | 15 (46) | 22 (38) |
 Unknown | 11 (12) | 4 (12) | 7 (12) |
Emotional state | Â | Â | Â |
 Agitated | 2 (3) | 1 (4) | 1 (2) |
 Alert | 13 (18) | 9 (32) | 4 (9) |
 Anxious | 5 (7) | 3 (11) | 2 (4) |
 Calm | 28 (38) | 17 (61) | 11 (24) |
 Confused | 9 (12) | 6 (21) | 3 (7) |
 Depressed | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
 Sleepy | 5 (7) | 1 (4) | 4 (9) |
 Unknown | 31 (42) | 4 (14) | 27 (59) |
 Unwitnessed | 1 (1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2) |