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Tips for Successful Pivot Transfers

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This is a handout for caregivers of someone requiring max assist with transfers outlining best practices and safety during a pivot transfer.
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Teaching Safe Balance Strategies

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout describes safe balance strategies that therapists can use to educate and train clients to improve safety with daily activities and prevent falls.
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Shower Safety

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout offers statistics of risk of falls related to showers, and offers a simple overview of ideas for increasing safety in the shower. Leaves space for specific clinician recommendations for the client’s bathroom circumstances, in addition to general shower safety information and ideas.
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Optimizing Safety During Pet Care

January 5, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Handout includes several ideas for reduction of fall risk during pet care, including raised feeders, sitting to feed, finding assistance, and ways to manage walking a dog to improve safety and independence with this vital home management task.
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Prevention of Falls from Bed

January 4, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This resource explains common reasons that clients fall from bed and utilizes a detailed and thorough approach to environmental, caregiver, and client interventions to reduce the risks.
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Navigating Stairs With an Assistive Device

December 30, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Do you have a patient needing to discharge home with a walker or crutches? Does that same patient have to navigate stairs or a curb cut? This document outlines the safe ascending and descending navigation of steps.
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Maximal Assist and Dependent Pivot Transfer Techniques

December 29, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This resource describes two styles of transfer techniques for a client requiring maximal or greater assistance. Staff may feel apprehensive attempting this type of transfer and it offers a step-by-step guide as well as modifications to consider based on the client’s abilities. May also be used for facility transfer inservices or caregiver education.
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How to Stop Freezing with Parkinson’s Disease

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Freezing is not only frustrating, but also a significant fall risk. This resource provides a list of tricks to prevent and get out of a freezing episode.  It is a great visual to have taped to your patient’s wall, walker seat, or any other location that your patient has frequent episodes.
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Maintaining Your Balance

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout describes the body’s natural balance strategies and can be used as a visual guide when educating patients about balance or providing balance exercises.
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Fear of Falling Assessments

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This clinician guide will provide a detailed list of all standardized assessments for fear of falling and activity avoidance behavior. This guide will define fear of falling activity avoidance behavior and can be used to select the most appropriate assessment for your client and setting.
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