There have been no falls among patients with dementia at Whanganui Hospital since 2014, thanks to a programme called Care with Dignity.
The programme has seen far-reaching benefits to patients, family members and staff in the two and a half years since it was introduced.
It's been so successful that two senior nurses from the Whanganui District Health Board were invited by the Health Safety and Quality Commission to present a workshop about the programme to 400 medical staff from throughout the country.
The programme specifically aims to improve care for patients with cognitive impairment, and helps prevent them from falling.
Medical Ward clinical nurse manager Colleen Hill and Medical Services nurse manager Wendy Stanbrook-Mason presented the programme to the April Falls seminar recently, giving examples of how the programme worked.