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Seniors Fall Prevention Awareness Week
Seniors’ Fall Prevention Awareness Week. Since 2007, the B.C. government has proclaimed a week in early November as the annual Seniors’ Fall Prevention Awareness Week in British Columbia. The week raises awareness and education around the prevention of falls and injuries among older adults, and encourages leadership and collaboration among health authorities across the province.
Fall Prevention Programs and Initiatives in British Columbia
Falls & Related Injuries among Older Canadians: Fall-related hospitalizations & prevention initiatives, prepared for the Division of Aging and Seniors, Public Health Agency of Canada, is an analysis of the 2008/2009 Canadian hospitalization data for fall-related injuries among persons aged 65 years and older. The analysis is followed by the results of a scan of fall prevention programs currently operating across Canada. The appendices to this document include a list of definitions of terms, the survey tool used in the scan of programs, and the Canadian Institute for Health Information epidemiological data.
Promoting Active Living (PAL): Best Practice Guidelines for Prevention of Falls among Residents of Assisted Living is an evidence-based, practical tool designed to ensure older populations continue to have the best possible quality of life, free of falls. These guidelines are designed to assist staff and residents of assisted living residences to identify and reduce falls and related risk factors.
Falls and Related Injuries in Residential Care: A Framework & Toolkit for Prevention is a report to facilitate the translation of fall prevention evidence into practice in Residential Care settings through the presentation of a Public Health Framework to fall prevention. A Public Health Framework is evidence–based, relying on a careful analysis of the problem and its causes in order to develop practical and effective solutions that are integrated into routine care. It is a staged approach, consisting five program planning steps that build upon each other in a dynamic process and that exist within a social and policy context that is influenced by the seniors who are at risk, their families and care providers, and by current policies and legislation. The report and toolkit are supported by Accreditation Canada.
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Strategies and Actions for Independent Living (SAIL)
The goals of the SAIL program are to promote the independence and quality of life for home support service clients by reducing their risk of falling and sustaining an injury and to integrate a comprehensive approach to falls prevention into regular practice.
Primary Care Fall Prevention Multimedia Package
The Fall Prevention Multimedia Package includes a video as well as written resources aimed at engaging both seniors and their doctors. The video highlights some of the ways to reduce fall risks, common health conditions related to falls and practical assessment tools. The resources offer safe and easy-to-follow exercises, recommendations for good sleep habits and ways to make a senior’s home safer to reduce falls. Resources are available from the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) through its Fall Prevention Resources website.
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