This course is for health and social care professionals, allied health professionals, registered nurses and medics. It is designed for individuals in these roles who are committed to reducing falls in care homes and wish to train, mentor and enable care home staff in implementing the Action Falls programme.
This course will benefit professionals seeking to enhance their skills in falls prevention, build relationships with care homes and deliver effective training and support.
After completing this course you will be able to train, mentor and enable care home staff to adopt the Action Falls programme to reduce falls risk for residents.
You will learn to:
- Apply the Action Falls toolkit
- Build relationships with care homes
- Deliver the action falls training
- Provide ongoing support to care homes
Successful completion of the course is recognised with a certificate and digital badge from the University of Nottingham, adding value to ongoing professional development.
You will also be automatically enrolled into our Community of Practice. Our research team run bi-monthly webinars to share the latest research, answer any of your questions and building a wider community to share ongoing best practice and key learnings. We are committed to delivering real change and continually reducing the number of falls in care home residents.
- Learn at your own pace. 5 hours of learning, typically, over 5 weeks with a recommended time commitment of 1 hours per week for optimal learning and practice. You will have access to the course for a period of six months from the date of enrolment to ensure maximum flexibility in your learning.
- Engaging online learning. The course includes interactive online learning modules with engaging content, including videos and case studies.
- Continued Professional Development. This course can be part of CPD and ongoing professional training.
- Price: £150.
To enrol onto this course please follow the links at the bottom of this page.
If you are interested in the course, but not ready to enrol now, please register your interest for future updates.
By registering for this course, you confirm that you meet the prerequisites, which require you to be a registered health and social care professional, HCPC allied health professional, registered nurse or medic.
English language requirements
Please note that the language of instruction is English. If English is not your first language, we recommend a minimum International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 5.5 overall to enable you to fully benefit from this course.
The Falls Prevention in Care Homes course is developed and delivered by the University of Nottingham's world-leading Action Falls research team. Led by Professor Pip Logan, our expert team have over 20 years of experience in occupational therapy, particularly centred around older people.
For the best experience with our online learning course, we recommend using a laptop or desktop computer running Windows or macOS. While smartphones and tablets can also be used to access the course, a laptop or desktop provides the optimal experience.