A multidisciplinary practice guideline for hip fracture prevention in residential aged care

High numbers of hip fractures in residential aged care make the institution of a practical prevention program an urgent priority. We developed and implemented a pilot multidisciplinary practice guideline integrating fall prevention, hip protectors, and osteoporosis management in a group of 50 residents at very high risk of hip fracture. We describe the characteristics of these residents and report the outcome of this observational study, which resulted in an implementation rate of between 50% and 86% for six individually considered interventions at 6-month follow-up.