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Caring for the severely frail resident
24 November, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
TARGET GROUP
This course is for:
- London Borough of Sutton staff working within Adult Social Care and commissioned providers within Nursing, Residential and Day Care Services, including Home Carers
COURSE OVERVIEW
- Falls management, manual handling and use of equipment
AIM
By the end of the training participants will:
- Gain an understanding of the overall impact of falls
- Understand the types of falls and common causes for falls
- Know how to complete a Falls Risk Assessment
- Be able to describe strategies that will reduce risk of falls
- Understand the Falls Pathway for falls management
- Know what to do if someone has fallen
- Refresh knowledge of safe manual handling techniques