Fall Prevention Programme Makes a Difference

The Powys Teaching Health Board implemented measures to help older people who fall by providing better treatment and support.

Research has found that falling is an increasingly hazardous danger among people as they grow older. These falls can be very hazardous and even fatal if assistance doesn’t arrive on time.

However, as a result of the new measures and services, the risk of falls will be reduced, while more co-ordinated care will be provided to those who do fall.

Staff has developed new services that will reduce the risk of falls and ensure people who do fall receive a full assessment and more co-ordinated care.

At the heart of this work is 1,000 Lives Plus, a national programme in Wales that supports organisations and professionals who deliver healthcare to citizens.

One of the directors of the programme, Jan Davies, said: “When an elderly person falls the impact it can have on their life can be devastating.”

The risk is particularly high among those who are over 75 years old. According to a report in the County Times, falling has been found to be the leading cause of disability and even death among people in this age group.

According to Nursing Sister Veronica Jarman, the service continues to make a real difference in quality of life for older people.

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