Queensland Stay On Your Feet®

• Home
• Resources
• Common terms
• Information for Seniors
  • Keep yourself safe
  • Keep yourself active
  • Make sure your home is safe
  • If you fall at home
  • Resources for seniors
  • Links for Seniors
  • Feedback on Seniors Sections
• Falls prevention
  • Ottawa charter
  • Jakarta declaration
  • Bangkok charter
  • The Es of injury
  • Extra Es of injury
  • Haddons matrix
  • Haddons countermeasures
  • Ecological model
  • Social determinants
  • Safe communities
  • Project management
  • Stages of change
• Trial project
  • Planning
  • Timeline
  • Implementation
  • Evaluation
  • Recommendations
• Toolkit
• Hospitals and residential aged care facilities
  • Resources
• Referral checklist
• FIPC - Get involved
  • FIPC activities
  • FIPC registration form
• Image library
  • Falls in a hospital
  • Falls in a residential aged care facility
  • Falls at home and home hazards
  • Healthy active ageing
  • Physical activity
  • Nutrition
  • Vision
  • Footwear and foot care
  • Medications
  • Mobility
  • Public settings
  • Rural settings
• Statistics
  • Snapshot
  • Data sources
• Health continuum
• Frequently asked questions
• References
• Links
  • Links for consumers
  • Links for scientific research
• Contact us
• Feedback form

Hospitals and residential aged care facilities resources

• Main Resource
• Additional Resources

Main resource

Currently there are three main resources available:

• Preventing Falls and Harm From Falls in Older People: Best Practice Guidelines for Australian Hospitals 2009
• Preventing Falls and Harm From Falls in Older People: Best Practice Guidelines for Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities 2009
• Preventing Falls and Harm From Falls in Older People: Best Practice Guidelines for Australian Community Care 2009
  This publication was produced by the  the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare (ACSQH).

 

 

top of page

Additional resources from 2005

• Implementation Guide for Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People
• Falls are not for me! This is a brochure aimed at older Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people.
• Quick Reference Guide to Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People
• Fall prevention: information for patients and carers
• Fall Facts for Support Staff (Cleaners, Food Services and Transport Staff)
• National Falls Prevention for Older People Plan: 2004 Onwards

top of page