Course overview
Why do I need this course?
- Reduce fall risks by understanding key causes and prevention strategies in older adults
- Respond effectively to falls with confidence and appropriate care techniques
- Protect vulnerable individuals by identifying physical and environmental risk factors
- Improve care outcomes through proactive fall prevention and awareness
What will I learn?
- The main causes and consequences of falls in the elderly
- How to assess and reduce fall risks in care environments
- The physical and emotional impact of falls and fractures
- Best practices for responding to and managing fall incidents
Who is this course for?
- Carers and support workers in elderly care settings
- Health and social care professionals working with older adults
- Residential and domiciliary care staff
- Anyone responsible for the wellbeing of elderly individuals
Course details
Up to one in three (3.4m) people over 65 fall each year in the UK, costing the NHS £4.6m a day, according to Age UK. A fall can exacerbate other illnesses and start a chain of events from which an elderly person might either never recover. At best, falls can cause unnecessary suffering.
Upon completion of this course, the learner will know:
- The physical and emotional effects of a fall
- How to assess if someone is at risk of a fall
- How to respond if you find out that someone in your care has fallen
- The importance of assessing and addressing modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for falling
- The main risk factors for a fall
- How to become aware of and respond to these risk factors
- The importance of educating those in your care on the best ways to avoid falling
- Why it is important to detect osteoporosis, or weakened bones
- How to avoid or treat osteoporosis
- The benefits of an individualised and multifactorial approach to preventing falls
This course consists of the following modules:
- Signs Effects and Responses Risk Factors
- Risk Factors
- Course Length: 45 mins
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