Falls Awareness in Wokingham Day
To mark National Falls Awareness Day - Tuesday 24 June, Wokingham Falls Group is hosting two public events highlighting how to minimise the risk of slips, trips and falls.
Launched by Help the Aged, National Falls Awareness Day aims to raise understanding about falls and to highlight the good work that is going on around Wokingham falls prevention locally.
Wokingham Borough Council’s Falls Advisory Service along with the Sports Development Unit and staff from Berkshire West PCT will be hosting public information events with T’ai Chi taster sessions at Rose Street Methodist Church Hall in Wokingham on Monday 23 June from 2pm to 4pm and at the Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley on Tuesday 24 June from 10am to 12noon.
Wokingham District nurses, therapists and falls advisory officers will be on hand to highlight key messages on making falls less likely to happen and to give tips about keeping mobile, healthy and independent. Also on offer are blood pressure checks, replacement accessories for walking aids and advice on assistive technology such as pendant alarms and fall detectors, to help people live independently at home and minimise day-to-day risks.
“It is thought that falls represent the most frequent and serious type of accident in the over 65 age group. They pose a real risk to older people but the good news is that many accidents are preventable and people are encouraged to come to these events to find out more,” said Cllr Chris Edmunds, executive member of social care.
“Home visits are also offered to older Wokingham borough residents who own or rent their home, to discuss and advise on improving practical home safety. This can include help to install simple safety measures such as grab rails, ensuring older people can go about their daily lives safely at home.”
To find out more about the falls advisory service, or to request a home visit, telephone 0118 974 6800.
Launched by Help the Aged, National Falls Awareness Day aims to raise understanding about falls and to highlight the good work that is going on around Wokingham falls prevention locally.
Wokingham Borough Council’s Falls Advisory Service along with the Sports Development Unit and staff from Berkshire West PCT will be hosting public information events with T’ai Chi taster sessions at Rose Street Methodist Church Hall in Wokingham on Monday 23 June from 2pm to 4pm and at the Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley on Tuesday 24 June from 10am to 12noon.
Wokingham District nurses, therapists and falls advisory officers will be on hand to highlight key messages on making falls less likely to happen and to give tips about keeping mobile, healthy and independent. Also on offer are blood pressure checks, replacement accessories for walking aids and advice on assistive technology such as pendant alarms and fall detectors, to help people live independently at home and minimise day-to-day risks.
“It is thought that falls represent the most frequent and serious type of accident in the over 65 age group. They pose a real risk to older people but the good news is that many accidents are preventable and people are encouraged to come to these events to find out more,” said Cllr Chris Edmunds, executive member of social care.
“Home visits are also offered to older Wokingham borough residents who own or rent their home, to discuss and advise on improving practical home safety. This can include help to install simple safety measures such as grab rails, ensuring older people can go about their daily lives safely at home.”
To find out more about the falls advisory service, or to request a home visit, telephone 0118 974 6800.
Wokingham Borough Council
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