Falls Prevention

 

Leaflets

 

Get Up & Go 

• Risk of falling 
• Reduce the risk of falling 
• Fall proof home 
• Stay safe out and about 
• Keep moving for a balance life 
• Strength and balance exercises 
• Getting up from a fall / can’t get up 
• Prevent others from falling 
• How to help someone who has fallen

Fall Proof 

• Keep moving 
• Prevent falls at home 
• Getting up from a fall

Staying Active at Home 

• Simple steps to help you stay active at home

 

Videos

Strength & Balance Exercise

Stay Active at Home - Strength and balance exercises for older adults - YouTube

Age UK

How to reduce your risk of falling | Age UK - YouTube


 

Programmes

Tameside Age Uk

 
How to refer:
 
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/tameside/our-services/step-up/
 
Example of Tameside Age UK Programme
 

Derbyshire.gov
 
Here is a self-designed Action Plan to help prevent falls:
 
https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/site-elements/documents/pdf/social-health/adult-care-and-wellbeing/help-to-live-at-home/falls-prevention-action-plan.pdf




 

Websites

 

Nice Guidance
https://www.nice.org.uk/Guidance/CG161

NHS Falls Prevention
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/falls/

GOV.uk Falls prevention
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/falls-applying-all-our-health/falls-applying-all-our-health

SAGA
https://www.saga.co.uk/magazine/health-wellbeing/wellbeing/falls-guide

Age UK
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/health-wellbeing/exercise/falls-prevention/

NHS Eye Care
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/eye-health-tips-for-older-people/

RCN Falls
https://www.rcn.org.uk/clinical-topics/older-people/falls

CSP Falls
https://www.csp.org.uk/publications/physiotherapy-works-falls-community-approach