Falls Clinics - Falls Prevention in SA

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Environmental Factors Assessment • Home hazard • Community services • Modified Barthel’s index • Home visit • Community transport Falls Clinic Recommendations Home safety assessment, modifications, information on personal alarm Referral to community services, ACAT
Gait, balance, footwear Assessment • Examination • Sensation • Rhomberg’s • Tandem • Single leg stance • Timed up and go • 5x sit-stand • Footwear • Podiatry input Falls Clinic Recommendations Advice on gait aid, footwear, hip protectors Podiatry, orthotics Referral to Falls and Balance program
Page 1 and 2: Falls Clinics - An Evolving Model o
Page 3 and 4: Falls • Most falls are multi-fact
Page 5 and 6: Pre-Implementation • When plannin
Page 7 and 8: Multidisciplinary Team Occupational
Page 9 and 10: Referral process Emergency Departme
Page 11 and 12: Cardiovascular Falls Risk Factors A
Page 13 and 14: Nutrition/Continence Falls Risk Fac
Page 15: Vision assessment Falls Risk Factor
Page 19 and 20: Multidisciplinary Team Occupational
Page 21 and 22: An Evolving Model of Care 2011 and
Page 23 and 24: Early Days Activate Referral Attend
Page 25 and 26: Versatility Home Screening Option S
Page 27: Relationships Local agencies and he
Page 30 and 31: Service refinement and benchmarking
Page 32 and 33: Referral Numbers 60 50 2009 2010 20
Page 34 and 35: Data was collected on ED presentati
Page 36 and 37: How Falls Clinics Fit Falls clinics
Page 38 and 39: Acknowledgements

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