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Falls Prevention (EP-506)


Description
Also included is a 10 page Home Safety Checklist, which can be downloaded from your Files.
With thanks to Dept Health WA. More about this inspired project at www.stayonyourfeet.com.au

Introduction
Why people fall
Other Risk Factors
Falls & fears
How are falls treated?
Preventing falls
15 Ways to Reduce Fall Risk for Seniors
Exercise video

The course concludes with a 14 minute exercise video. Support workers are encouraged to seek professional guidance from their client's physiotherapist or exercise physiologist before presenting the course to their clients.

This course takes about 20 minutes to complete.
Content
  • Introduction
  • Why people fall
  • Other Risk Factors
  • Falls & fears
  • How are falls treated?
  • Preventing falls
  • 15 Ways to Reduce Fall Risk for Seniors
  • Exercise video
  • 1 Home Safety Checklist
  • 2 Home Safety Checklist
  • 3 Home Safety Checklist
  • 4 Home Safety Checklist
  • 5 Home Safety Checklist
  • 6 Home Safety Checklist
  • 7 Home Safety Checklist
  • 8 Home Safety Checklist
  • 9 Home Safety Checklist
  • 10 Home Safety Checklist
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: 1 year