This handout describes safe balance strategies that therapists can use to educate and train clients to improve safety with daily activities and prevent falls.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.