Fall Prevention: Practical Tips for Caregivers to Reduce the Risk

Fall Prevention in Dementia: Practical Tips to Reduce the Risk
In this webinar, you will learn practical tips to reduce the risk of falls and fall related injuries, in the context of dementia care. This will include home environmental safety tips and exercises for fall prevention, as well as how to get up from a fall and ideas for care-giving from a distance.
Our Speaker:
Mary Haller BScPT. Mary is a physiotherapy graduate from the University of Western Ontario. She has worked at The Ottawa Hospital for over 30 years in all acute care areas, in the Emergency Department and with the Geriatric Consult Team. Mary has worked in the Champlain Falls Assessment & Streamlined Treatment Clinic from its start in October 2015. She has been involved in several best practice initiatives with a focus on the geriatric patient including development of a chair exercise video for hospitalized older adults, acute care fall risk assessment and mobilization of the geriatric patient. Fall Prevention Websites:
www.fallsloop.com
www.stopfalls.ca
www.findingbalanceontario.ca
www.champlainhealthline.ca
www.findingbalancebc.ca/exercise