1. Falls Prevention Coordinator Bolton’s Falls Prevention Action Plan
Helen Darlington
Falls Prevention Coordinator
Age UK Bolton
Bolton’s Falls Prevention Action Plan

2. Transformation Funding
Bolton Locality Plan
Transformation Funding
Falls Prevention

3. Action plan work streams
Environmental
Implementation of falls
inspections in care homes
Educational
Strength and Balance Programme
Develop and deliver workforce falls prevention awareness/education sessions
Organisational Change/System reform
Digital Falls risk check tool
Work with primary care to raise the profile of falls prevention with GP’s, Pharmacy and Opticians.
To develop an evaluation framework to measure effectiveness.
Falls risk assessment into discharge planning.
Borough wide pre/post falls customer journey.
Falls prevention into commissioning specifications.
Awareness Raising/Social support/ Lifestyle
Strength and balance exercise programme.
Multi agency falls awareness public campaign.
Workforce Falls Prevention Awareness Sessions
Action plan work streams

4. Family Community Whole Population Individual
Developing a comprehensive person and community centred approaches means we have to think at a number of levels
Individual
Family
Community
Whole Population

6. Programme: Implementation of Falls Inspections in Care Homes
Person responsible: Matt Emerson/Gail Wheatley- Yates
Implementation of Falls Inspections in Care Homes
 Task Type
Start date
End Date
Completed
Progress
Confirm budget allocation
Key Milestone
13/10/17
On Schedule
Identify key stakeholders for task and finish group
Action
11/10/17
31/10/10
Scope and design Care Home Offer including evaluation
01/12/17
Care Homes identified
22/12/17
Host organisation agreed (Care and Repair)
Yes
Service level agreement signed
31/01/18
Surveyor and OT resource identified
Surveyor in post
key milestone
Occupational Therapist in post
31/03/18
Inspections to commence
01/03/18
30/09/18
Work completed
Key milestone
31/03/19

7. GM Level
Age UK working with Public Health and Bolton Arena to develop and test a new approach to getting older people (55+) more physically active. Proposal submitted for GM Active Ageing Sport England Bid.
Launch of “Changing Our Lives Together” Greater Sport Strategy.