Seine-et-Marne: in this retirement home, elderly people learn to fall well

Luce Drouin, psychomotor therapist and Nicolas Barret, student at ISRP Paris, set up workshops on fall prevention at the residence for the elderly Chateau Nodet », from Montereau-Fault-Yonne.

Offered in sessions of seven sessions, these workshops aim to restore confidence and above all to break down, step by step, how to get back up.

A Source of apprehension

“First of all, this workshop led by our apprentice allows him to gain skills. We thought together about setting up this workshop which did not exist here,” explains Luce Drouin.

The workshops are designed over a short cycle, which is not common in geriatrics, because elderly people with cognitive disorders need repetitions.

“As we went along, we broke it down for them in stages about going to the ground, which is often Source of apprehension for residents, then the different ways to get up or not depending on the fall,” she adds.

A chair to help caregivers

Once fallen, what can the resident do? First of all check that nothing is broken or it doesn’t bleed, then signal with an alarma cry or an object and finally, try to get up if possible.

“At the end of the seven sessions, they received a small diploma. We are already planning other sessions in the form of small groups,” adds Marina Gredathost.

Note that after the last session, a demonstration was also made with the “Raizer” chair which relieves caregivers and allows a resident who has fallen to be picked up without straining their joints.

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