The following resources are targeted to those who provide home care services, to help them improve safety in the home for their clients.
Resource guide on falls prevention
This resource guide is intended to help home care service providers find appropriate falls prevention resources that are available online from numerous national, provincial and regional organizations. Each resource has been assessed for currency, clarity, audience and credibility, and comes with a brief explanation of the material. To avoid broken links, we have provided links to the main websites, and tested to ensure the documents can be located with a simple search for the document name. The following sections can be accessed quickly from the table of contents.
Introduction
General falls prevention best practice guidelines
General falls prevention education
Identifying falls risk
Gait and balance assessments
Home and environmental safety
Medication safety
Fall prevention interventions for specific client populations
Post fall care
Independent decision making
Resource guide for supporting caregivers at home
This resource guide is intended to help home care service providers find appropriate resources to help support family caregivers. The resources are available online from numerous national, provincial and regional organizations, and have been assessed for currency, clarity, audience and credibility; each comes with a brief explanation of the material. To avoid broken links, we have provided links to the main websites, and tested to ensure the documents can be located with a simple search for the document name. The following sections can be accessed quickly from the table of contents.
Introduction
General Caregiver Distress Prevention Best Practice Guidelines
Caregiver Distress Screening
General Caregiver Distress Prevention Education and Tools
Webinars on safety at home
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Building a culture of safety: Lessons learned from high risk industries – The human factor |
| Video | Click here to watch the video |
| Presentation | Click here to download |
Journal article
Other resources
