Care home residents are 3 times more likely to fall than their community dwelling peers and 10 times more likely to sustain a significant injury as a result1
Managing falls risk and falls prevention measures are also high on the CQC’s agenda when assessing Care Homes.
Care home residents are 3 times more likely to fall than their community dwelling peers and 10 times more likely to sustain a significant injury as a result
Podiatrists are ideally placed to implement a falls prevention programme for care home residents given their expert knowledge of gait (walking), foot mechanics and foot pain. There have been several high quality research studies highlighting Podiatrists role in falls prevention:
Here at Care Home Podiatry our team have received special training on the delivery of a Care Home based falls prevention programme, which incorporates expert foot care, exercise therapy and footwear advice. For residents who are regularly on their feet this could result in a significant reduction in their chance of falling.
Falls prevention comes as standard as part of our Unlimited package
- http://www.laterlifetraining.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/FF_Effective-Interventions-in-health-and-social-care.pdf