Assisted Living & In-Home Care edition

The 5-Minute Fall Recovery Assessment for Assisted Living & In-Home Care

Help a facility, care organization, or in-home caregiver identify where a fall-recovery plan is prepared, and where process, equipment, caregiver safety, or emergency reliance may need closer review.

5 min to complete 17 total questions 15 scored questions 0–30 exposure score
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Which care setting are you assessing today?
What do caregivers currently use to help lift someone from the floor? Select all that apply.

Your Current Plan

Do you have a clear, written plan for what caregivers should do after someone falls and cannot get up?

Do caregivers know what to do and who to call at any time, including nights, weekends, and emergencies?

Check Before Moving

Before trying to move the person, do caregivers check for possible injury or a medical concern?

Is it clear when the person should not be moved and when caregivers should call 911 or seek medical help?

Do caregivers know how much the person can safely move, stand, or help with the recovery?

Recovery Equipment

If the person cannot get up safely, is proper powered or mechanical lifting equipment available?

Can caregivers reach and set up the equipment quickly in the rooms and spaces where falls may happen?

Is the equipment charged or otherwise ready, clean, inspected, within its weight limit, and available when needed?

Caregiver Readiness

Do caregivers receive hands-on Fall Recovery training and demonstrate they can follow the complete plan, not just operate the equipment?

Is there a backup plan if the first recovery method does not work, the person's condition changes, or more help is needed?

Learn, Improve, and Protect Dignity

After a fall, is there a way to record or review what happened so the recovery plan can be improved?

During recovery, do caregivers keep the person informed, protect their privacy, and treat them with dignity?

Pick a care setting above to show its final three questions.

This is an organizational readiness screen, not an individual fall-risk assessment, medical evaluation, emergency protocol, compliance audit, certification, or instruction for an active incident.