Falls are the No. 1 cause of injury for seniors in Canada. Falls can lead to hospital stays and make it harder for seniors to live independently.
Parachute, Canada’s national injury prevention charity, has just launched a new resource: the Caregivers’ Guide to Fall Prevention, which provides simple and practical information to help caregivers understand, prevent and manage falls.
You can access the full guide and download and print specific tools: www.parachute.ca/caregivers
The information in this guide can help you learn how to prevent falls, both for yourself and the person you care for. It includes:
- How to understand someone’s risk of falling
- Strategies for preventing falls and injuries from falls
- How to safely help someone if they fall
- Tips for talking with the person you care for about fall prevention
The guide was created in collaboration with caregivers and caregiving organizations, including Caregiving Matters, Family Caregivers of British Columbia and the Ontario Caregiver Organization, and was funded by the Petro-Canada CareMakers Foundation.