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Move ’n Mingle - Module 6 Home and Community Safety – 2014 - of 18

Module 6: Home and Community Safety Learning Goals:

• To increase awareness of home safety • To increase awareness of safety in the community

Key Messages:

1. Up to 51% of falls occur in the home, there may be many causes for these falls but look at your environment to reduce some of the risks

2. Look for unsafe conditions at home and ways to reduce these risks

• Keep walking areas clear of clutter: loose rugs, cords, pets • Improve lighting, mop up spills to prevent slippery floors and repair

unsafe stairways

3. Identify unsafe conditions in your community • Be alert for uneven sidewalks, entrances with slippery, shiny surfaces,

poorly lit stairways • Use caution in doorways, at crosswalks, and in your community

4. June is Safety Month

Readings:

Public Health Agency of Canada: Safe Living Guide (Revised 2011) The Safe Living Guide—A Guide to Home Safety for Seniors - Public Health Agency of Canada and follow the links to download the Guide Health Canada (2006) Its your Health: Seniors And Aging –Preventing Falls in and Around your Home http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/alt_formats/pacrb-dgapcr/pdf/iyh-vsv/life-vie/fp-pc-eng.pdf

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/seniors-aines/publications/public/injury-blessure/safelive-securite/

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/seniors-aines/publications/public/injury-blessure/safelive-securite/

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/alt_formats/pacrb-dgapcr/pdf/iyh-vsv/life-vie/fp-pc-eng.pdf

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/alt_formats/pacrb-dgapcr/pdf/iyh-vsv/life-vie/fp-pc-eng.pdf

Move ’n Mingle - Module 6 Home and Community Safety - 2014 - of 18

Let’s Talk About

Home and Community Safety

Date: Time: Place:

http://www.silvera.ca/living-here/independent-living/overview/


Let’s Talk About

Safety in Your Home & Community

Source: Fall Prevention Program photo

Date: Time: Place:


Let’s Talk About

Safety in Your Home & Community

Source; Fall Prevention Program Photo Library

Date: Time: Place:


Lesson Plan Site: ____________________________________ Date: __________ Module Number: 6 Home and Community Safety Preparation

Advertising arranged? e.g. posters printed, room booked

Time

Introduction

The goal of this class is to increase awareness of safety issues at home and in the community

5 min

Learning Goals Key Message Activity 20 min To increase awareness of unsafe conditions in the home and ways to reduce risks

Up to 51% of falls occur in the home, there may be many causes:

• poor balance • decreased muscle and

bone strength • poor vision or hearing • unsafe environment

Use one of the resources listed to facilitate discussion Reduce risks in your environment ie improve lighting, mop up spills, remove scatter rugs,

To increase awareness of safety in the community

Identify unsafe conditions in the neighbourhood walking areas such as uneven sidewalks, loose gravel , puddles black ice To report high risk conditions, call Calgary 311

Take pictures of one’s area prior to this class to personalize hazards on page 2 Discuss the Pictures Using transportation and walking aids

Learning Resources Choose the resources that are appropriate to your group

Summary Repeat the Key Messages 5 min Evaluation

Pick from list of Reflective Questions and record responses for evaluation purposes Record number who attended

5 min


Module 6 Resources:

1. Pictures • Home Safety Checklist • Call 311 in Calgary – Local contact number for sidewalk or crosswalk hazards • Good Lighting • Walking Tips • There are 14 dangerous things in this picture

2. Self-Tests • Hazards

3. Pamphlets

a. Finding Balance Tools And Resources Tab www.findingbalancealberta.ca

Million Messages Information sheets

• In your Home

• In the Community

• Using transportation

b. OT Works: “Tools For Living Well” http://www.caot.ca/default.asp?pageID=3775

c. Centre for Disease Control Home and Recreational Safety Home Safety Checklist http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Falls/fallsmaterial.html

http://www.findingbalancealberta.ca/

http://www.caot.ca/default.asp?pageID=3775

http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/pubs/English/booklet_Eng_desktop-a.pdf

http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Falls/fallsmaterial.html


Evaluation Reflective Questions: At the end of each presentation, pick one of these questions. Ask the whole group or go around the room to each participant. Preface: Let's take a few minutes to think about what we've heard and how we'll use it in our lives. Questions:

• What is one thing you will start doing after this talk?

• What is one thing you will stop doing after this talk?

• What is one thing you will change after this talk?

• What is one thing you'll do today or this week because of what you have just

learned?


Good Lighting

• Have a lamp by your bed that is easy to reach

• Use a night light in halls and bathrooms


Source: Calgary Fall Prevention program

Safety topics: • Presence of Railings • Hard to use walking aids • All one color and different

depths are hard to see • Slope can be hard to manage


Source: Calgary Fall Prevention Program photo Source: Calgary Fall prevention Program photo

Safety topic: • Loose gravel • Uneven surfaces • The corner is a trip hazard


Keep SAFE in your Home

Source; Canadian Fall Prevention Curriculum Manual photos

Source: Canadian Fall Prevention Curriculum Manual photos


• Get rid of clutter • Use grab bars

• Use non-slip mats

• Use bath chair

• Keep floor dry

• Have call system ready


Walking Tips

Clipart Walk sign.wmf

Pace yourself - Do NOT rush! • Keep hands free • Use purses with shoulder straps • Maintain good posture

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Self-Test: Hazards This test will show you how to recognize some hazards in your home and in your community to prevent a fall. Questions: Never Sometimes Always

I remove my rugs that slip and have curled edges

I make sure all my hand rails are secure and safe

I have good lighting in and around my home

I have non-slip strips or mats in my bathroom

I report slippery or unsafe walkways

I use a step stool with a hand rail to reach higher objects

Adapted from Robson, E., Edwards, Dr. J., & Howell, Dr J. (1996). A Guide for Seniors to Assess Their Risks for Falling: Steady as You Go. Capital Health Authority, Public Health Services.

Tips:

Remove or replace rugs that tend to slip Use non-slip strips or a mat in the shower or tub Install sturdy handrails on both sides of stairs and in the

bathroom Use a night light in dimly-lit areas Do not stand on a chair to reach things Store items where you can reach them easil


Suggested Inventory List for Module 6 Kit

Module 6: Home and Community Safety

Quantity Item (s) Comments

1 Folder with Module 6 lesson plan Pictures for discussion • Where falls happen graph • Find the falls waiting to happen • Good lighting • To report Walking Problems Call 311 • There are 14 Dangerous Things in this

picture Handouts downloaded/photocopied • Million Messages Information sheets

from Finding Balance • Finding Balance Home safety checklist • OT Works

o Have Safe Home and Lifestyle

o Protect yourself from falls o Use a no slip mat

Choose 1 - 2 handouts appropriate for your group (consider literacy level)

Large posters “14 dangerous things in this picture”

Order from Health Canada

Motion-Activated Night Light/Closet Light

LED Outlet Plug Night Lights

Floor Bath Mat ( Non-slip )

Rubber-backed bath tub mat (non-slip)

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