Rethinking fall prevention: Building preparedness, confidence and resilience
How can we help people feel more prepared if a fall happens?
When we talk about falls, we often start with risk. In this article, I ask movement leaders to also consider how we build confidence, plan for recovery, and help older adults keep doing the things that matter to them.
Read the article (PDF) ↗Six dimensions of fall resilience
- Prevention
- Address risk factors that can be changed.
- Protection
- Build physical capacity and explore skills for responding to a fall.
- Recovery
- Consider how someone could get up or get help after a fall.
- Psychological preparedness
- Make room to talk about fear and rebuild confidence.
- Social preparedness
- Support the relationships and community connections people rely on.
- Continued participation
- Help people stay involved in activities they value.
Building Fall Resilience: Movement Skills Inspired by Parkour
Explore how your team can use play and appropriately scaled challenges to practice adapting to everyday environments.
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