Falls Guidelines for Community Care
The Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People: Best Practice Guidelines for Australian Community Care (Falls Guidelines for Community Care) is a support resource based on the Falls Guidelines for Community Care Reference Document. They will be published as part of a suite of resources.
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The Falls Guidelines for Community Care has been developed for health professionals, primary and community providers and the aged care workforce delivering care to older people in Australian community settings. Community settings include older people’s homes and places where community care and services are delivered.
The Falls Guidelines for Community Care outlines the recommendations and good practice points for implementing person-centred, fall prevention interventions in community settings. This includes:
- providing fall risk screening and assessment
- tailoring fall risk interventions to address each risk factor
- minimising harm from falls and
- delivering post-fall management.
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