This course covers falls prevention and management for staff in aged care and community care settings. Falls prevention training minimises the risk of falls occurring and can reduce the risk of injury should a fall occur.

Topics

• The impact of falling

• The how-to guide to preventing falls and fractures

• How do we prevent falls?

• In the event of a fall...

• Assisting the person off the floor

• Recording and reporting the fall

• suggested guidelines for managing a person who has fallen in a care home setting

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Assessment: completed during the training session. Resource materials provided.

Duration

3 hours face-to-face training