Avoiding slips, trips and broken hips
How to avoid falls in the home – Information for older people. This booklet gives advice on how to Be safe….. Be Careful….Be Independent.
This leaflet is now out of print, but a pdf can be downloaded here.
Step up to Safety
Information for older people on how to use the stairs safely.
This leaflet is designed to give practical advice and simple steps that you can take to reduce the risk of falling on stairs.
Click on the image opposite to download the leaflet.
Exercise for Healthy Ageing – Dawn Skelton
by Dawn Skelton. This illustrated A4 work book contains descriptions of exercises to help maintain strength and balance. The book has a hard cover, comes with a stand, and is spiral bound at the top enabling each page to be flipped over during a workout. Each exercise is also clearly illustrated and described. It used…
AGILE – CSP Clinical Interest Group on Older People
AGILE is a Professional Network of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy that specializes in rehabilitation for older people and specific expertise in Osteoporosis, Falls, Parkinson’s disease and exercise. They produce a journal “Agility” and organise conferences and seminars throughout the year.