Fall Management

It could be because of frailty, a neurological condition or learning disability, amongst many other possible reasons.

This post fall management page has been curated to give you lots of clinical information on the best way to care for someone who has fallen, why it is important to lift someone as soon as possible after a fall, when you need to call an ambulance and how to protect carers and healthcare professionals from injuries sustained when lifting.

MANGAR EAGLE LIFTING CUSHION

The Mangar Eagle is our smart home lifting solution, used to both sit up and lift a fallen person. We have worked closely with healthcare professionals to ensure the product is easy to use for carers and provides a dignified lift for fallers.
- Lifts up to 220 kg
MANGAR CAMEL LIFTING CUSHION

The Mangar Camel lifts anyone, anywhere, anytime from the floor to a seated position. Trusted by the NHS and industry leaders to deliver a dignified lift for fallers while protecting care givers from musculoskeletal injury.
- Lifts up to 320 kg
MANGAR ELK LIFTING CUSHION

The Mangar ELK lifting cushion is a favourite with ambulance workers because it can be used in many different ways – it can push patients away from a wall, lift them out of a bath, as a bariatric seat or in conjunction with a stretcher .
- Lifts up to 450 kg

Articles

July 18th 2024

Doctor Explains The Importance Of Post Falls Assessment Tool, ISTUMBLE

“The reason I became involved with the ISTUMBLE project is that it is so profoundly positive for residents of care homes and those who care for them. The benefits of lifting a resident off the floor are innumerable. By definition residents of care homes are frail – otherwise, they would not be cared for in a residential context. With frailty comes a lack of physiological reserve and strength.
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July 18th 2024

Experts In Falls Management Launch New Generation Post Falls Assessment App, ISTUMBLE®

Leading falls management experts, Winncare, has launched a new release of their Post Falls Assessment Tool, ISTUMBLE® 2.0 app. This exciting development has seen a full design overhaul, resulting in a much-improved user experience supported by DTAC compliance. Used widely in care homes, the app now enables users to record information around each fall they support, which is ideal for busy carers working in high pressure environments.
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July 18th 2024

Falling Into Fear Of Falling

Fear of falling is a common term used in healthcare(2), with patients asked “Do you have a fear of falling?” and a score often attributed to it(3). 50% of people who have fallen and 50% of people who haven’t fallen are affected(4). When you think about it though, it would be a bit unusual to find someone who didn’t have a ‘fear of falling’ – after all, who would be happy if they fell over? If someone told me I was going to fall over this week, it would definitely be on my mind. What we really want to know is whether someone has a fear of falling to the degree that it stops them from doing things, such as walking around the home or going outdoors.
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July 18th 2024

Falls & Dementia

Falls can be an inevitable part of living with dementia, as it is associated with an ongoing decline of the brain and its abilities. The risk factors of falling are greater as the condition incurs problems with mobility, balance, and muscle decline. People living with dementia often find difficulties with processing what they see and how to react to situations. The use of medication may also cause effects such as drowsiness, dizziness and lower blood pressure which may in turn cause a fall.
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July 18th 2024

Falls Service Pilot Scheme Launches In Shrewsbury

The new 24-hour ‘falls’ service has been launched from our Shropshire contract, where our trained staff can quickly attend and assist patients who’ve suffered a minor fall. Supported by the local ICB, this service is intended to drastically lower the time that service users are left lying on the floor and needing attention, while in turn helping to reduce the strain for frontline medical staff and enable them to prioritise life-threatening and high-priority category 1 calls.
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July 18th 2024

Case Study: Fall Prevention In Care Homes

Falls: The huge cost to the individual, Nursing homes, their carers, the NHS and social care. This paper gives an insight in the costs, personal and financial and how simple investment of equipment in the right place at the right time could potential save lives and significant money.
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July 18th 2024

How To Reduce Post Falls Syndrome

Written by: Kate Sheehan, Occupational Therapist A fall is defined as a unintentional move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control, approximately 28-35% of people aged of 65 and over fall each year increasing to 32-42% for those over 70 years of age[1] the evidence also confirms that frequency of falls increases with age and with neurological conditions.
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July 18th 2024

Leading Falls Management Expert Launches Safeguarding Initiative for Local Community

Leading Falls Management Experts, Winncare, has launched a community safeguarding initiative in Presteigne, Powys. The objective is to improve the outcome of elderly fallers in the local area by decreasing ambulance wait times, reducing the occurrence of long lies (the time a faller lays on the floor waiting for help to get up) and minimising potential injuries to the care giver.
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July 18th 2024

Post fall management initiative reduces avoidable hospital admissions by 75%

A recent pilot by Norfolk County Council has seen avoidable ambulance call outs to resident falls within care homes in the region reduce by 75% with the introduction of an initiative that combines a health assessment app called ISTUMBLE™ and a Mangar lifting cushion.
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July 18th 2024

Reablement and Post Fall Management – why the UK leads the world in manual handling best practice

We invited Deborah Harrison to assess the Mangar Eagle, the latest lifting cushion (lifting chair) in the range and to talk all things moving and handling. Deborah is the founder of A1 Risk Solutions and is recognised internationally for her work in manual handling, ergonomics and vocational rehabilitation within the Health, Social Care and Education Sectors. A champion of single handed care for many years, her experience in the best way to transfer people is exceptional.
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July 18th 2024

The Inconvenience of Falls

With nearly 250,000 falls reported from acute and community hospitals in England and Wales each year,[i] despite considerable and sustained prevention efforts throughout NHS Trusts, it seems the challenge of managing post fall outcomes will continue for some time to come.
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July 18th 2024

What are the common causes of falls with people living with dementia?

By researching and understanding the various causes of falls, this can increase awareness and hopefully prevent certain falls from happening. If a fall does occur, then an analysis of the situation can help determine what may have triggered the fall and potentially prevent another from happening.
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July 18th 2024

Why 4,438 daily falls in UK care homes deserve our attention

As news of increasing long ambulance wait times outside busy hospital A&E departments hit the headlines, an initiative to positively manage elderly falls and promote safe lifting is see early success. Combining Mangar lifting cushions with the ISTUMBLE health assessment app, enables carers to provide single handed care within their care home. Conditions such as dementia and elderly frailty increase the risk of falls and when combined with a long lie, while waiting for an ambulance, the impact can be critical.
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