Prevention of Falls in Care

Course at Your Premises

Older people who require long-term care can fall frequently and up to 35% of these falls result in serious injury and around 8% in fractures. Falls in care homes can contribute to an increase in fatalities, individual physical and psychological damage, loss of independence and health costs. There are also implications for care home staff as an increase in anxiety, workloads and complaints are likely. It is therefore important to have fall prevention strategies and interventions in place.

The course informs delegates about ways of preventing falls and the action to take if an individual does experience a fall. It also details the costs of falls to both the care provider and the service user and explains the legislation relevant to the issue.