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Mind your step! A falls prevention programme designed to reduce falls in those over 75 years
- Author:
- CONN Lorna
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 8(1), March 2007, pp.10-22.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
In this study, a multi-disciplinary, falls prevention initiative was developed with older people who had recently fallen. The initiative started with a common assessment but was followed by a variable, individualised programme of different interventions. The older people involved were assessed pre- and post-intervention, using a questionnaire checklist, on several different dimensions associated with falling. Outcomes were assessed in terms of reduction in risk and incidence of falls, both of which were found to be statistically significant in several of the identified dimensions post-intervention. Consequently, it could be estimated that approximately 44 falls were prevented through this nine-month initiative. This study would support the integration of this falls prevention initiative in to routine community care practice though the existing over-75 health check and the development of a specialised falls team. Enhanced participation of user, carer, voluntary and community partners is recommended as this would allow older people themselves to play an active role in improving their own well-being and that of others.
The case of Mr Frederick Joseph McLernon: a critical examination of the findings and recommendations of the social services inspectorate's investigation report
- Authors:
- CONN Lorna, MCVICKER Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 12(2), 2000, pp.21-32.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article examines the key findings and recommendations of the SSI Investigation report into the death of Mr Frederick Joseph McLernon, an eighty-one year old man who committed suicide when refused admission to nursing home care. It serves to 'contextualise' the report's findings by considering the impact of the wider policy and organisational environment on social work practice and the tensions which exist for social workers undertaking care management roles in attempting to balance managerial expectations, user needs and the values and ideologies of the social work profession.