Sample References for Healthcare Provider Education on Falls Prevention

In August 2023, ETHP launched a falls prevention toolkit to help OHT partner organizations develop their own organizational fall prevention programs. Review the ETHP Falls Prevention Toolkit.

A key component of falls prevention programs is education. Below are several sample references to support organizations as they develop their own resources to support health care provider education. These resources are intended for those who have reviewed the ETHP Falls Prevention Toolkit and are not intended for distribution as presented.

• Screening and assessment tools for falls in older adults in Ontario

• Check for safety: A home fall prevention checklist for older adults

• The safe living guide: A guide to home safety for seniors

• Take your medications safely

• Your health matters: Hearing the truth about fall prevention

• Your health matters: Incontinence and falls

• Falls prevention: Postural hypotension

• Prevent trips, slips and falls

• Be falls smart… In what you do – foot care/foot wear

• Your guide to fall prevention: Assistive devices

• Tips to get active: Physical activity tips for older adults (65 years and older)

• Healthy eating for seniors - coming soon

• 14 exercises for seniors to improve strength and balance

• Overcoming a fear of falling

• If you fall or witness a fall, do you know what to do? - coming soon

• Resource guide on falls prevention – for clients and family caregivers