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FALLS Prevention

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Caring for people in their own homes gives an excellent opportunity to offer advice on how to reduce their risk of falling. Here is a short video to help you give the best advice:

 

Age UK: How to reduce your risk of falling 

 

The following booklet is an easy to read information sheet designed for older people:

 

Falls: how to prevent them and what to do if you need help

 

The following video from  the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents  demonstrates how a person can get up from the floor should they have a fall.

 

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The Perth & Kinross Falls Service: Care at Home Falls Education Handout is a short easy to read leaflet for staff providing care in the home.

 

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy: Get Up and Go: A guide to staying steady

 

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy: Avoiding trips and falls at home video 

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