a free service will help the residences to better understand their falls.
promoted by the Spanish Confederation of older organizations (CEOMA).
– this initiative is part of the program untie the elderly and the sick with Alzheimer’s disease.
-Spain is the Western country that used the pylons to prevent falls in older people in residential
Madrid, June of 2011- the Confederation Española de organizations of older (CEOMA) launches a free service that homes will help to better understand their falls, and on that basis will guide on how you can improve your management.
this initiative is part of the program untie the elderly and Alzheimer’s disease patient ”, a project driven by CEOMA which defends the rational use of natural and pharmacological pylons. In this sense, Spain is the Western country that used pylons to decrease the number of falls.
However, studies have concluded that the use of these techniques does not prevent serious falls are older people who represent a decline in the quality of care to receive.
when the centres tend to use pylons show welfare deficits, particularly striking as regards prevention of falls refers.
in relation to the falls, Burgess acknowledged that there is no free fall centers ” and is normal for the people who live in homes fall ”, but it is necessary to know the limits, which are the inevitable fall?, what are the foreseeable?, envelope which can work to prevent them?, how many drops are acceptable?, etc..
those centres wishing to participate in this initiative can request information at desatar@ceoma.org
programme untie the elderly and Alzheimer’s disease patient ” undertakes to respect the confidentiality of data, not never revealing the identity of the Centre to send.
CEOMA.
la Confederation Spanish organizations for older (CEOMA) is an organization created non-profit for the defence of the rights of older persons. Represents more than one million members in Base and almost 1,500 associations and comprises 40 organizations of elders of the different communities autonomous.
