Fall History Is the Only Morse Fall Scale Item That Differentiates Nursing Home Residents Who Fall From Those Who Do Not

The Morse Fall Scale is a widely used fall risk assessment tool. However, limited evidence exists on whether this scale reliably differentiates residents at high risk for falls in nursing homes. In a sample of nursing home residents, the purpose of this study was to evaluate if the Morse Fall Scale score or any individual scale items differed between residents who did and did not fall.