Switching to decaf leads to reduction in falls, care home trial suggests

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Care home residents who switched to decaffeinated hot drinks had fewer toilet-related falls, trial results have shown. Trialled across eight residential care homes over six months, the switch to decaf products resulted in a 34.7% cut in toileting-related falls. A joint report, Decaffeination and falls prevention, by Care England, Stow Healthcare and University Hospitals of…

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