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Community, Multi Disciplinary Team

Empower Healthcare – caring for you where you are

Posted on by Nicole Cook
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07
Oct

 

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At Empower Healthcare, we provide in home person centred services

With the convenience of home visits, we not only make treatments easier but also customise our methods to your environment, ensuring an efficient and comfortable journey towards improved health.

Our caring and knowledgeable team of mobile clinicians are ready to help in Home Care, NDIS and Residential Aged Care (RAC). Referrals can be made to one or multiple services as required.
Explore the range of services we provide across all states (VIC, NSW, QLD, WA) as below:
Physiotherapy:
Our Physiotherapists offer comprehensive care addressing unique health goals with a blend of customised exercise programs and advanced manual techniques.

Occupational therapy:

  • Our OT’s are experts in making daily activities easier, address safety concerns and optimise your home environment for your function.

Dietetics:

  • Our Dietiians help in customising and optimising diets and nutrition to improve health and quality of life, while treating and preventing a range of chronic health conditions.

Nursing:

  • Our Nurses are able to complete relevant assessments to implement appropriate treatments, depending on your needs.

Podiatry:

  • Our Podiatrists are experienced in the care of feet, ankles and lower legs providing treatments for conditions arising from growth, ageing, disability or injury.

Speech pathology:

  • Our Speech Pathologists provide assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and management in the areas of communication and swallowing.

Massage therapy:

  • Our Massage therapist will identify the type of massage to best suit your needs to help balance the length and tension of the muscles and tendons helping restore correct positions and increase blood circulation.

Osteopath:

  • Our Osteopaths assess and treat structural and functional integrity of the human body, focusing on musculoskeletal system

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Community, Multi Disciplinary Team, Occupational Therapy

FALLS PREVENTION: falls don’t ‘just happen’ to older people

Posted on by Nicole Cook
Falls Prevention
28
Nov

Falls Prevention

Falls don’t ‘just happen’ and become more common and consequential as we age.

Falls are Australia’s number one cause of injury hospitalisation and injury related death representing 43% of injury hospitalisation and 42% of injury deaths​1.

In Australia, 30% of adults aged 65 and over will experience at least one fall a year. This age group were more likely to be hospitalised or die from a fall compared with other life-stages.​ This data is informed by our older Australians that present to hospital with an injurious fall​.

Unfortunately, the other ‘falls, slips and trips’ that happen at home are not always reported due to

  • ​​Fear of reporting​
  • Fear of losing independence​
  • Fear of institutional care​
  • Lack of confidence​

​Most hospitalised falls occur in the home and it’s up to the individual – their family and supports to assist.​ ​​The good news is fall CAN be PREVENTED. ​

​ Empower Multidisciplinary Team can help with

  • Improving confidence
  • Participation in balance and mobility exercises
  • Falls prevention assessment and interventions​
  • Gait, balance and functional training​
  • Strength and Balance Exercise​
  • ​Multifactorial interventions​
  • Home safety assessment & modifications ​
  • Foot health​
  • Medication reviews​
  • Continence​
  • Dizziness and vertigo​

 

MDT roles in falls prevention chart

Physiotherapists help with – Keeping Active, Strong and Independent2

 

  • ​Aerobic Physical Activity​
  • Muscle Strengthening​
  • Functional balance and strength training​
  • Replacing sedentary time with more physical activity​

 

OTs help with – Living safely and independently at home and in the community

  • Comprehensive clinical assessment
  • Hazard assessment​​
  • Hazard removal​
  • Adaptive equipment​
  • Task modification​
  • Education​
  • Shared decision making​
  • Awareness raising ​

 

How we can help?

The FROP (Falls Risk for Older People) is a useful resource flow chart to guide what we can do to prevent falls. 

 

 

 

Falls Prevention Webinar Recording SoMe

​Get in touch if you think you or the person you care for would benefit from a Falls assessment or assistance. 

 

RESOURCES

  1. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)- Falls in older Australians aged 65 and over 2019-2020​. Link: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/injury/falls​
  1. World Health Organisation WHO: Guidelines on Physical Activity and sedentary behaviour (2020)​. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – WHO Guidelines on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour – NCBI Bookshelf (nih.gov)​
  2. NSW Ministry of Health – CEC website (Clinical Excellence Commission)​ https://www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/286700/CEC-Fall-Prevention-Flow-Chart-for-Community-Care-July-2015.pdf
  3. Falls Prevention Resources: NSW Government, Clinical Excellence Commission  Fall prevention – Clinical Excellence Commission (nsw.gov.au)

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Announcements, Foot Care, Podiatry, Residential Aged Care

Falls can be caused by foot problems – Podiatry has the solutions

Posted on by Nicole Cook
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16
Jun

Podiatry Falls

Foot problems are a leading cause of falls. Research shows that good podiatric care can significantly reduce the rate of falls for people living at home.

Falls are a major cause of injury with 43% of hospitalisation caused by falls and over half of all fall injuries involve a fracture. Reduced sensation, circulation and strength in the feet and lower legs can increase the risk of falling for people who may otherwise be living independent and comfortable lives on their own terms.

If these problems are accompanied by pain, everyday tasks and movement may become unmanageable, negatively affecting quality of life. Common foot conditions that can contribute to a fall include arthritis, heel pain, weakness, toe deformity, and decreased range of motion in the joints of the foot.

Podiatrist can help by
• Assessing the feet and legs of people who have a history of foot problems or falls.
• Conducting specific neurovascular foot assessments.
• Providing advice and recommendations for appropriate and well-fitting shoes.
• Implementing effective pain management strategies.
• Prescribing foot and ankle strengthening exercises.
• Providing complete toenail care.
• Introducing aids and tools to promote independence in safely tying shoelaces and putting on socks and hosiery.
• Providing comprehensive diabetic foot care.

Our Podiatrist also work with people on foot self-care where possible for the management of common foot conditions. By treating the causes of falling, Empower Podiatrist can help keep people on their feet.

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