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Forever Autumn - A Community of PracticeSt Marys Campus, DublinDaragh Rodger Advanced Nurse PractitionerAnne Spencer Educational Technologist Happy Bones PresentersUna Hennessy & Paula Carroll, Work Options, St Michaels House Chrissie Madden, Daughters of Charity, Disability Support Services

Development of Forever Autumn Falls Prevention Programme in 2012

Recognition of additional measures required to reduce risk of falls among older adults in residential/hospital setting

Results demonstrated a reduction in falls by 30% through increased surveillance through use of symbols and new measures

Adapted in Residential Care settings nationally

Generated a lot of interest from other healthcare professionals across the spectrum of care for older adults and adults with an intellectual disabilityForever Autumn

Forever Autumn Community of PracticeDevelopment of an online resource to offer support, guidance and continued education in falls prevention and management across the care spectrum for older adults:- *Acute Hospital Care *Community Care *Palliative Care *Residential Care *Intellectual Disabilities (ID) Care

Proactive collaborative approach to falls prevention by providing a platform for continuing engagement sharing a repository of information to the wider community to enhance quality care through presentations, articles of interest, support the development of new resources i.e. www.happybones.ie

Overview of COPInaugural meeting of group January 2014 - 27Sharing of resources on falls prevention & management between Health care organisations no need to reinvent the wheel!Through engagement identified no education resource for ID group on bone health and falls prevention developed Happy Bones & Best Foot ForwardInaugural Falls Prevention and Bone Health Conference in September 2015 - 135 delegatesCurrently 75 members Interdisciplinary across 8 disciplines represented

Technology Used to Develop Resources

Content Development

Content Development

Content Development

Introducing Paula

Introducing Una

Introducing Chrissie

Some Facts and FiguresWeb Site Visits in 2015Forever Autumn 1,611 visitsHappy Bones 1,436 visitsBone Health in the Park 2,118 visits

Video Views in 2015Forever Autumn 680 viewsPaulas Story 179 viewsDXA Scan 119 viewsBest Foot Forward - Chrissies Story 48 viewsStats from SlideShare Presentations and Leaflets (sample only)Best Foot Forward 299 views Happy Bones Project 110 viewsReducing the risk of falls in an ageing population (poster) 245 viewsForever Autumn COP Overview 368 views

International Perspective Forever Autumn COP Web Site

5th October 2015 to 5th April 2016

International Perspective Happy Bones Web Site

September 2015 to 5th April 2016

Daragh Rodger daragh.rodger@hse.ie

Questions?More Information?

Visit our web siteswww.foreverautumn.cowww.happybones.iewww.bonehealth.co

Version 2 www.happybones.ie 2015

Strong Bones Are Happy Bones!

My skeleton is made up of lots of bones. My bones are strong to keep my body safe.

My skeleton helps me to sit and stand and move.

I want to keep my bones strong so they wont break.

I eat healthy food every day to keep my bones strong.

I am active every day to keep my bones strong.

Version 2 www.happybones.ie 2015

How Strong Are My Bones?

I can find out how strong my bones are if I have a picture taken of my bones.

My doctor can arrange for me to go and have the picture taken.

I lie on a bed to have my picture taken. It does not hurt me.

I can see my bones on the screen.

I am reminded how to keep my bones strong.

Remember Strong Bones Are Happy Bones!