Falls in Elderly

I work in a community Day Hospital and we plan to set up falls group for rehabilitation of elderly fallers. We hope to base the set up on evidence from previous research and reports from people who have succeded inm running such programme. I will welcome advice and information from any colleague.

Please email or send documents to:

Sola Oshunniyi MSc MCSP
Mayflower House Day hospital
Blunts Wall Road
Billericay, Essex
CM12 9SA, UK

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[tinky2210]

Have a look at the Otago Falls Prevention. Very useful and has been started in a variety of different places in NZ. It has a number of balance and strength ex's and different levels.

[Michael Gardiner-Catlow]

You may want to contact St Martins Community Hospital in Bath. They hold a falls group which sounds similar to the one you are wanting to set up. The address and telephone No. is as follows;
St MARTINS HOSPITAL , BATH
Midford Road, Bath BA2 5RP
Tel 01225 832383
If you ask to speak to someone from the Falls Clinic hopefully they will be able to help.
Good luck in setting up the service, Michael.

[clarett]

Try contacting the Lambeth Community Care Centre in London (part of Lambeth PCT - sorry I can't remember the details) - they run an extensive falls service with input from a consultant from Guy's and St. Thomas's. They will be able to provide you with an outline of their program as well as the outcome measures they use etc.
The Otago program is also used by them but on an outpatient basis with regular monitoring for those who are more motivated and lower risk. The program for the group is slightly different and is geared to higher risk patients and those with cognitive problems. They were reviewing the service approx. 1 year ago so may have updated since I was last there.

[bodyfit]

I have just recently written a good overview of the subject on my blog page. Feel free to have a look at it. Hope it's not too late.

[Fyzzio]

Hope it's not too late.

That's the funniest thing I have read today. Thanks for making me laugh.
Honestly - I mean it!!!!

... by now you will have probably realised yourself that you send your post 4 years after the last comment and 10 1/2 years after the original one???

Have a beautiful day,
cheeeeeeeeers,
Fyzzio

[Bevjens]

But just as relevant!! you must agree
Bev

[Fyzzio]

Oh yes, absolutely!!!! I do agree.

Was just referring to the comment " hope, it's not too late" ....