In a first-of-its-kind trial, care home residents were offered decaffeinated hot drinks in a bid to reduce falls experienced rushing to the toilet.



Conducted across eight residential care homes over six months, the simple switch resulted in a 35% reduction in toileting-related falls. If scaled across the sector, the results would mean thousands of falls prevented and NHS savings of up to £85m per year.

This is according to a joint report published last month by Care England, Stow Healthcare and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL).

Read more about the trial here.