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Age and Ageing free FALLS collection
The Editor of Age and Ageing has selected a number of their research and review articles for inclusion in this special collection of the Journal’s best articles on falls, and are free to read online....
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CDC Falls Prevention Resources
CDC offers a variety of materials and resources for all audiences about older adult falls and what you can do to prevent them. These resources are for the general public, public health officials, and...
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Managing falls and fractures in care homes
A new set of resources is available for those of you who work in Nursing Home Settings. The good practice self-assessment is a working resource which will help staff in care homes to assess how well...
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Medications, Polypharmacy and Falls: What You Need to Know
The effects of medications on falls has been a topic of much discussion, both in research and practice. For a while we have known that certain medications increase the risk of falls, but people may...
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Falls Prevention Resources Nurses Should Not Miss
Whether you are a nurse in a hospital setting, or a nurse based in the community, falls prevention will feature highly in your day to day work with older people. The difficulties of remaining up to...
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USA Falls Awareness Day – 22nd September
As the USA starts to prepare for their falls awareness day the NCOA has extended it’s selection of falls prevention resources to include an media pack. Aimed at residents of the USA and anyone actively...
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Strength and balance exercise book available in multiple languages
Later Life Training’s home exercise booklets have been translated as part of the ProFouND (Prevention of Falls Network for Dissemination) Thematic Network, and are now available in English, Spanish,...
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Home safety is bone safety
Orthopaedic surgeons in the United States have launched a falls prevention campaign to encourage a proactive approach to falls prevention and empower older people to maintain active and independent...
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April Falls Day Resources
There are just two weeks to go until this year’s April Falls Day, which is held every year in Australia and run by the Clinical Excellence Commission. The focus for 2014 is ‘Medicate Right to Stay...
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Falls prevention resources for Older American’s Month
Lebanon County LINK to Aging and Disability Resources has gathered together seven useful falls prevention resources for Older American’s Month, which takes place every year during the month of May....
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