Falls Awareness
£18.00 inc. VAT
Level: Level 2 & 3.
Accreditation: This course is CPD certified.
Course Aims
This eLearning course is designed to enable you to increase your awareness of how to help an individual reduce their risk of slipping, tripping and falling.
The course begins by defining what is meant by a fall, before outlining statistics on the negative impact of falls for older people and others in the care sector. The course then explains the term ‘multifactorial assessment’ in relation to falls and explains what should be included in a multifactorial assessment. Learners are then informed about different hazards that can increase the risk of a fall and are required to identify potential hazards in a simulated environment.
In the third stage, the course describes the importance of strength and exercise programmes and outlines the guidelines for their implementation. The course then describes different aids and adaptations that can be used to help prevent falls and explains how eyesight, medication and bladder and bowel problems can increase the risk.
In the final stage, the learner is informed about what to do if an individual does have a fall, including advice to give if the individual is on their own. They are also informed about the importance of recording falls, and the post-incident review.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:
- Define what is meant by a fall and the negative impact of falls.
- Define the term ‘multifactorial assessment’ and know what should be included in a multifactorial assessment.
- Identify different hazards in the environment that can increase the risk of a fall.
- Know how to respond if an individual falls in your work environment.
- Outline different multifactorial interventions including strength and exercise programmes, aids and adaptations.
- Outline know how eyesight, medication and bladder and bowel problems can increase the risk of falls.
Course Syllabus Includes
- What is a fall
- Statistics on falls
- Who is more likely to fall?
- Osteoporosis
- Multifactorial assessment
- Environmental Hazards
- Multifactorial interventions
- Strength and exercise programmes
- Aids and adaptations
- Factors that increase fall risk
- After a fall
- Reporting and recording
- Post-incident review
Are courses certified?
Courses are fully certified. Once a learner successfully completes a course you are able to download the completion certificate FREE of charge.
How are courses going to be delivered?
Courses are delivered online and work on any internet enabled device. As long as you have access to an internet connection you can complete courses when and where you like 24 hours a day.
Are online courses accredited?
Yes, they are. Courses are CPD Certified and our Care Certificate is one of the first to be endorsed by Skills for Care.
How long do courses take to complete?
Some of our shorter courses will typically take between 30 minutes and an hour to complete. Some of the bigger ones will take longer and depends largely on each individual’s learning speed.
