Course Overview
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.
Target Audience
This course is perfect for anyone who needs or wants to learn about falls and the methods that can be implemented to prevent falls and fractures in the care of older people. It’s especially useful for those working within a care home, or other home-care environment such as community nurses.
Learning Objectives
Once you’ve completed this course, you’ll have a knowledge of:
- The physical and emotional effects of a fall
- How to assess if someone is at risk of a fall and what the main risk factors are
- 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 falls and how to respond to these risks
- 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
