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This 11 page paper considers the risks faced by older individuals, how and why the risks occur, and what factors contribute to a higher risk factor. The writer then considers the use of falls risk assessment tools (FRAT), and looks in detail at a questionnaire developed by the Falls Prevention Service, Peninsula Health Care Network, and how this embodies the different forms of risk, focuses on intrinsic risks. The bibliography cites 13 sources.
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is the risk of falls. When an individual is young a fall will usually be brushed off, possibly causing a few bruises. As the body ages there are increased risks
to the skeletal system as well as softer tissue. There are many factors that lead to this increased risk, and in recognising these risks they may be minimised with
intervention to prevent or reduce the causes and also to ensure resources are focused on those who need them. Many care facilities have developed risk assessment tools to identify those
most at risk, such as that of the Falls Prevention Service, Peninsula Health Care Network in Australia. To understand how the tools operate the first stage of any discussion
should be the way in which falls may be assessed. There has been a great deal of literature published on the occurrence of falls in the over sixty fives. Evidence
suggests that in this age category roughly 30% of all individuals living in the community will suffer a fall (Dowswell, 1999). Of these 20% will require some form of medical
attention and less 10% will result in a fracture (Gillespie et al, 2002). For those in nursing homes the percentage is even higher, at 60% (Dowswell, 1999). It is not
only the incidence that increases, but also the rate of resulting hospitalisation, and therefore long term effects, which will increase at a rate exponential to age. It is also interesting
to note that the fall rate is noted as being higher in females (Dowswell, 1999). To put some figures into a greater context that may be seen as more
meaningful and relevant to the use of resources, for every 100,000 population over the age of fifty there will be 420 people admitted to hospital resulting directly from a fall
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