The guidelines are designed to inform clinical practice and assist hospitals and residential aged care facilities develop and implement practices to reduce falls and the harm sustained in falls.
Currently the Commission is reviewing the Falls Prevention Guidelines to incorporate the latest evidence and practice. The reviewed guidelines are expected to be available in early 2009.
To download the 2005 Falls Prevention Guidelines as a single file, please select the following:
Preventing falls and harm from falls in older people: Best practice guidelines for Australian hospitals and residential aged care facilities 2005 (PDF 3050 KB)
To download the 2005 Falls Prevention Guidelines as two smaller files, please select the following:
Part 1 (PDF 1347 KB)
Part 2 (PDF 1611 KB)
The following resources were developed to assist implementation of the 2005 Falls Prevention Guidelines.
Quick reference guide (PDF 278 KB)
Implementation guide (PDF 613 KB)
Poster (PDF 62 KB)
Brochure (PDF 64 KB)
General fact sheet (PDF 707 KB)
Fact sheets for Allied Health Professionals, Doctors, Health Managers, Nurses and Support Staff (cleaner, food services and transport staff) (PDF 377 KB)
Indigenous guide (PDF 2731 KB)
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