Falls Prevention
Falls among the elderly have a dramatic impact upon the individual and their families. A fall, especially one that results in a broken hip or other bones, can bring about dramatic life changes. Such changes could include a lack of confidence by the individual and/or their family about them living independently or moving to an aged care facility.
To remain independent the best thing to do is to address the key lifestyle issues early – after the first stumble – rather than wait and hope the situation goes away. The other thing to do is to reduce the impact of a fall by making your bones less fragile. The wonderful thing is that many of these tips are the others you will be adopting for other parts of your lifestyle – exercise, more vegetables, smoking cessation, and reducing alcohol
In Redcliffe the Redcliffe Healthy Ageing Partnership is taking a lead in preventing falls. It aims to create, enhance and support opportunities for healthy ageing and falls prevention in Redcliffe.
A key website for falls prevention that contains checklists of falls prevention risk factors and solutions is: The Stay on Your Feet website
The prime target areas for preventing falls and reducing their impact include:
To remain independent the best thing to do is to address the key lifestyle issues early – after the first stumble – rather than wait and hope the situation goes away. The other thing to do is to reduce the impact of a fall by making your bones less fragile. The wonderful thing is that many of these tips are the others you will be adopting for other parts of your lifestyle – exercise, more vegetables, smoking cessation, and reducing alcohol
In Redcliffe the Redcliffe Healthy Ageing Partnership is taking a lead in preventing falls. It aims to create, enhance and support opportunities for healthy ageing and falls prevention in Redcliffe.
A key website for falls prevention that contains checklists of falls prevention risk factors and solutions is: The Stay on Your Feet website
The prime target areas for preventing falls and reducing their impact include:
