This Cardiff Council training is for all social care staff.
Learning Outcomes
- Raise awareness of falls and the importance of reducing them
- Raise awareness of the risk factors of falls and how to spot them
- Things that the carers can do to help reduce these risks with their service users
- Raise awareness of services that are available in Cardiff and the Vale that they can access
Topics and Learning Points
- Physiotherapy – Strength and Balance
- Importance of strength and balance
- Signs to look out for of decreased strength or balance
- Ways to help improve strength and balance
- Occupational therapy – Aids/equipment and Anxiety
- Signs to look out for that aids/equipment may be needed
- Aids/equipment available
- Causes and effects of anxiety due to fear of falling
- Techniques for addressing fear of falling
- Speech and Language Therapy – Communication
- The effects of impaired communication
- Common communication difficulties with patients
- Techniques for overcoming communication issues
- Dietetics – Nutrition and Hydration
- Importance of adequate nutrition/hydration on function
- Tips for overcoming problems
- Nursing – Blood pressure, Medications and Infections
- Effects of altered blood pressure – high/low/postural drop
- Polypharmacy
- Signs of infections to look out for
A certificate of attendance will be issued to participants who attend the whole session.
To book, please email [email protected]
Participants should aim to arrive at 12.45pm for registration & refreshments