Falls risk factors can vary across different health settings, such as in the community, hospital, and residential aged care. Different strategies can be put in place in each setting to reduce the risk of falls based on the risk factors involved.
The Stay On Your Feet® program engages with all settings, however, its primary focus is the prevention of falls in older adults in the community setting.
For more information on the different health settings and guidelines, see:
Falls in hospital settings
The Department of Health Western Australia has designed a falls prevention information website for health professionals in WA caring for patients at risk of falling. The website includes inpatient falls prevention information.
Other helpful falls prevention resources available for health professionals within a hospital setting include:
- Falls Prevention online learning
- Falls Guidelines for Australian Hospitals
- Falls Risk Assessment and Management Plan (FRAMP)
Falls in residential aged care settings
The Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed the:
Another helpful resource developed by Bethanie Residential Aged Care:
Falls in children
- For information regarding falls prevention among children, please contact Kidsafe WA.
