54Falls in Nursing Homes: Where, When and How Many

Background: Nursing home (NH) residents are at high risks of falls with international reports of fall rates of 1.5 falls/bed/year (range 0.2 to 3.6). There is no published data on falls rate in the Irish NH. Our aim is to describe where, when and the number of falls in 4 NHs over 12 months to inform quality improvement in falls prevention strategy in NH.