Falls Awareness and Prevention Training/Consultation

(e.g., for residential care/nursing home staff & NHS/social care)

Are you looking for a fully qualified, highly experienced, skilled and knowledgeable Health Professional to deliver Falls Awareness and Prevention training to new members of your team or annual refresher training for groups of staff?

Group training

As an experienced Occupational Therapist and Advanced Practitioner specialising in falls prevention and post-fall support, I offer tailored training sessions delivered directly in your workplace. These bespoke sessions are adapted to meet your specific needs and are ideally suited for staff in care homes, nursing homes, hospitals, and community settings to help reduce the risk and impact of falls.

Individualised assessments and interventions

By using personalised Occupational Therapy approaches that focus on enablement, I help individuals build independence and confidence. This involves adapting how they carry out the activities—‘occupations’—they want or need to do, as well as modifying the environments they live in or access. Experiencing a fall can have a significant emotional and physical impact, both on the individual and their loved ones, often leading to increased anxiety and a reduced quality of life. Addressing the consequences of falls and working to rebuild confidence and ensure safety can greatly enhance a person’s overall health, wellbeing, and ability to engage in daily life.

Core content of staff training:

Definition of a fall
Falls statistics (National and Local)
Factors that could increase the risk of falls
Asking people about falls
Comprehensive falls assessment
Tailored interventions to reduce the risk of falls
Occupational Therapy models of practice and tools
Managing the falling person
Checking for injury after a fall
Moving and handling risk assessment
Assisting the (uninjured) weight bearing person from the floor
Passive recovery from the floor using equipment
Reducing the risk of falling
Assisting a person to ascend/descend stairs
Environmental considerations
Environmental assessment
Case studies
Mobility and assistive aids
Staying active – Group strength and balance exercises

Click on the link/image below to view a summary of the participant (4 attendees) feedback/evaluation of Falls Awareness and Prevention training that I delivered to a local residential care home setting June 2025:

Why should I choose Optimise Life Flow to help me?

Occupational Therapists are the only health profession to practice across physical and mental health with a focus on people’s everyday occupations and are vital in enabling people to live as independently and as fully as possible.

Across the United Kingdom, there is significant variation and inequality in the way that rehabilitation services are commissioned and delivered, often with long wait times for assessment and treatment. This can lead to a person experiencing rapid and life changing/threatening deconditioning and deterioration in health and occupational functioning. As an Independent Occupational Therapist with Advanced (Masters) Level training, skills, knowledge and experience, I am able to respond quickly to your needs, with no waiting lists or time limits on how long or how often I can work with you. I am passionate and determined to help you to fully optimise your life flow and improve your quality of life.