1. 1 TrustLink Independent Living Specialists Integrating a
falls prevention service
2. Integrating Care in Eastern Cheshire The Team Alarm
receiving centre TrustLink Officers including Falls Advisor and
Lifestyle & Activity Coordinator Emergency Responders
Independent Living Advisors. 2
3. Integrating Care in Eastern Cheshire Our Falls Lifting
Service Assess & triage initially by ARC Responder risk
assesses ELK lifting service Follow up visit next day Safe and well
calls for 48 hours. 3
4. Integrating Care in Eastern Cheshire Emergency Lifting
Cushion 4
5. Integrating Care in Eastern Cheshire How it all began 5
6. Integrating Care in Eastern Cheshire Falls Resilience
project Eastern Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group Funded NWAS
attend a faller May leave at home if no concerns All referred onto
Falls pathway TrustLink receive notification electronically Falls
advisor visits to complete a falls risk assessment, provided a
falls prevention booklet. 6
7. Integrating Care in Eastern Cheshire Links with other
partners Community rehab Outreach pharmacist Community
matron/GP/Red Cross Dip urine for UTI Macclesfield falls clinic
TrustLink emergency alarm Care & repair / handyman Advice re
falls prevention. 8
8. Integrating Care in Eastern Cheshire Range of activities to
promote activity and reduce isolation 9 Lifestyle co-ordinator with
a weekly programme of activities Chair based exercises Be Steady Be
safe classes (Otago) Balance and Strength Wii Fit sessions Zumba,
Tia Chi in Wilmslow Healthy lifestyle talks Fully utilising
technology & staff skills Signposting and Advice
9. Integrating Care in Eastern Cheshire Falls Statistics Every
year 1/3 of the over 65 population will fall TrustLink deals with
150 fallers per month on average We stop an ambulance being called
for up to 100 uninjured customers a month We receive around 75
referrals from NWAS, thus reducing pressure on A&E and
hospital. 10
10. Integrating Care in Eastern Cheshire Typical case study
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