Home assessment and the falling pateint Flashcards
What are some of the poor outcomes following a fall
Increased mortality, long term disability, earlier entry to residential care
Who are more likely to fall>
If you fell in last year, fall with injury, congitive impairment, visual impairment, gait/balance impairment. fear of falling, leaving rehab settiing psot fractured femur neck
What are the goals of home assessment post-fall?
Identify home hazards and recommend or arrange modifications
Assess and modify performance and function,
Identify and agree strategies that reduce falls risk
Education and information giving
How can GP/primary health team access occupational therapy?
Supported care at home (team effort including OT), responds quickly
Community OT helps those with chronic, long term conditions, frequent fallers/frail.
Falls vehicle is ambulance with a paramedic and OT therapist, responds to falls
How can secondary care access OT
A&E triage and then to OPED
Access to primary care services
What do social workers do with older people?
Care act assessment, risk assessment, metal capacity/best interest assessment, safeguarding, community work
