Keeping a Fall-free Home: A Complete Guide
Senior adults are increasingly choosing to stay in their homes instead of a care facility, but this has its own set of risks. Among these risks include fall-related injuries, which are the leading cause of death in older adults. Falls are also the most common cause of nonfatal injuries and hospital admissions for trauma. In fact, according to CDC, more than a third of adults who are 65 years old and older fall each year. This is among the many reasons that caregiving in the home setting can be challenging. Falls can lead to serious injuries, including head injuries and hip fractures which can then have a negative physical and psychological effect on the person. Older adults have a much higher risk for hip fractures; people of age 85 and older are 10 times more likely to break a hip than those who are aged 60-65 years.
Caregivers should always try their best to prevent falls and injuries, but they may find it difficult to know where to start, as there are many hidden hazards in every home. The Home Safety and Injury Prevention Training Course will be highly instrumental for caregivers in identifying the common hazards in the home and how they can deal with them so that your senior clients can live safely and comfortably at home. With this training, caregivers will discover the best practices in keeping their clients safe, including how to prevent falls.
Course Goals
✅ Identify the steps in determining a client’s risk of falling
✅ Know the different medical conditions that can increase the risk of falling
✅ List the different factors that contribute to a fall
✅ Explain the different tips and best practices in preventing the occurrence of falls
✅ Describe the process of performing a risk assessment for falls
✅ Outline the procedures in responding to a fall
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this Training, caregivers will be able to:
✅ Inform clients of how high their risk of falling is
✅ Improve care for clients with medical conditions that can increase risk of falling
✅ Demonstrate scenarios that illustrate the factors that contribute to falls.
✅ Modify client’s home environment to make safer and to make clients less prone to falls
✅ Prepare clients for fall risk assessment
✅ Apply the steps that must be done when responding to a fall
