Supporting people to be active at home

We all know that being as active as possible benefits our health. Have you noticed you have less energy when you been less active? Our body needs regular movement to stay well and many people associate less energy with ageing rather than ‘deconditioning‘. Physical activity and exercise that focusses on strength and balance can help…

October 16, 2022News, Resources for Older People, UncategorizedBy Dawn Skelton

Falls Awareness Week 19-25th Sept 2022: LLT Challenge for you and your Teams

Falls Prevention Awareness Week is 19th -25th September 2022 and we invite you to a challenge to help everyone ‘stand up to falls!’ At LLT we speak a lot about the significance and impact of words and language, and how a planned conversation can plant seeds for greater understanding and better lead to change over…

August 15, 2022Falls care, NewsBy Dawn Skelton

AGILE endorsed Falls Exercise Referral Form

Why do we need to have a Referral Form? AGILE, working in collaboration with Later Life Training, have produced a Referral Form that provides vital information for PSIs and OEP Leaders to support decisions for: suitability into programmes, (and venues and class sizes) baseline exercise selection and challenge, ongoing progression and tailoring, and scope of…

August 15, 2022Falls care, In the press, News, OEP Course, PSI Course, UncategorizedBy Dawn Skelton

PSI Instructors Required – Age UK Solihull

Qualified PSI Instructors required for Age UK Solihull, to undertake PSI Classes for a Falls prevention course for older people aged 65 and over.

Hours of work are negotiable- Please contact Angela Liatis, Project Manager on 07832 900165 for an informal discussion.

August 9, 2022NewsBy Later Life Training

Help us double the number of FaME sessions for older people in Greater Manchester and the South West – with N-FIT

We want to enable older people to get up, stay up and live their best lives. To do this, we are part of a new multi-agency National FaME Implementation Team. Our aim is to DOUBLE to provision of FaME falls prevention exercise sessions (delivered by PSIs with fidelity to the evidence base essentials) in Greater…

August 8, 2022Charities and Non Governmental Organisations, Falls care, In the press, News, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

FaME used as evidence of reach and impact in 4 different HEI Impact Case studies (REF2021)

FaME as an intervention to reduce falls has been used an exemplar of impact by four separate universities in their REF2021 Impact Case Studies. HEIs were required to submit impact case studies that demonstrate the impacts their research has had beyond academia. The number of impact case studies each submitting unit was required to submit…

July 7, 2022News, PSI Course, Research and Research OrganisationsBy Dawn Skelton

Job Vacancy – Falls Physical Activity Project Officer – Saints Foundation

Job Title: Falls Physical Activity Project Officer Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract Hours: Full time, core hours 08:00-16:00 Mon-Fri Job advertised: apply via website. Job Description: This position will work in partnership with UHS Medicine For Older People – Therapy team, to deliver quality care and rehabilitation exercise programmes to inpatients. You will support the…

July 1, 2022NewsBy Later Life Training

Job Vacancy – Health and Fitness Instructor – South Ayrshire Councils

Job Title: Health and Fitness Instructor Contract Type: Permanent 35hr and 21hr Rate of Pay: £11.73 – £12.77 per hour Job advertised: apply via My Job Scotland website. Job Purpose: Under the direction of the Health & Fitness Officer deliver a range of health referral-based classes, inductions and health assessments. Training opportunities are available Qualifications:…

May 20, 2022NewsBy Later Life Training

Job Vacancy – Exercise Instructor with PosAbility

Job Title: Exercise Instructor Location: PosAbility is a Cambridgeshire – based charity delivering group exercise sessions to people living with long-term health conditions such as Parkinson’s, MS and stroke survivors. You can find us in Histon, Soham, Littleport and Ely throughout the week. We want to expand our face to face service and develop our…

January 20, 2022NewsBy Later Life Training

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