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BOOKS Click for Books for Nursing Homes or VIDEOS |
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Staying Steady: this leaflet by Age UKhas many things that you can do to stay steady on your feet and contains information and advice for everyone, whether you are fit and active, have mobility problems, or are just worried about falling. This leaflet is free. http://www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/EN-GB/ID8809_staying_steady_inf.pdf?dtrk=true
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Preventing Falls; Strength and Balance Exercises for Healthy Ageing: S.Land & Susie Dinan. An Age UK Home Exercise Booklet. http://www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/EN-GB/ID8950%20Strength%20And%20Balance%20Book.pdf?dtrk=true |
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| Strong Bones |  |
Exercise
for Healthy Ageing This illustrated A4 work book contains descriptions of exercises to help maintain strength and balance. The
book has a hard cover, comes with a stand, and is spiral bound
at the top enabling each page to be flipped over during a
workout. Each exercise is also clearly illustrated and described. http://www.helptheaged.org.uk/en-gb/AdviceSupport/HomeSafety/ FallPrevention/ResourcesAndPublications/as_exercise_050606.htm |
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| Alive and Kicking |  |
| Fitness for Life |  |
| Strength Training Past 50 |  |
| How to Prevent Falls |  |
| Tai Chi in a Chair |  |
| How to Thrive Past 55 |  |
Fall Proof ! Debra J.Rose ISBN 0-7360-4088-9 A comprehensive balance and mobility training programme Available from Human Kinetics Tel: 0113 255 5665 Email: hk@hkeurope.com Website: http://www.HumanKinetics.com |
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Step up to Safety Information for older people on how to use the stairs safely. This leaflet is designed to give practical advice and simple steps that you can take to reduce the risk of falling on stairs. Click on the image opposite to download the leaflet. The leaflet is in pdf format and requires Abobe Acrobat Reader. To download Adobe Acrobat Click here. |
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Avoiding slips, trips and broken hips. How to avoid falls in the home - Information for older people. This booklet gives advice on how to Be safe..... Be Careful....Be Independent. Click on the image opposite to download the leaflet. The leaflet is in pdf format and requires Abobe Acrobat Reader. To download Adobe Acrobat Click here. |
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Avoiding slips, trips and broken hips - Preventing accidental falls in and around the home - information for friends, neighbours, relatives and carers of older people Click on the image opposite to download the leaflet. The leaflet is in pdf format and requires Abobe Acrobat Reader |
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Canadian Home Exercise Programme. Older adults can stay home and exercise - home support exercise programme. Click on the image opposite to download the leaflet. The leaflet is in pdf format and requires Abobe Acrobat Reader. To download Adobe Acrobat Click here. Website: www.uwo.ca/actage |
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Improve Your Balance in 10 Minutes a Day Improving
your balance is extremely important to prevent falls. The American Geriatrics
Society believe you can improve your balance dramatically in just two
minutes per day. Click on the image opposite to
download the exercises |
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Functional Fitness for Older Adults Patricia A Brill. An illustrated guide for professionals working with older adults over the age of 65, especially those who have a reduced quality of life. Specific guidelines are included for working with older adults with arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, depression, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, osteoporosis and stroke. ISBN: 0736046569 http://www.humankinetics.com |
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Exercise for Frail Elders Betsy Best-Martini, Kim Botenhagen-DiGenova Designing an exercise programme as part of either a general recreation, restorative or rehabilitation programme. It is a practical reference for instructors working with seniors, the frail elderly and other special adult populations. Each exercise has photos and safety tips as well as variation and progression options. .ISBN: 0736036873 |
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| Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults C. Jones, Debra Rose. The first book to detail the fundamental knowledge and skills associated with the curriculum standards for training physical activity instructors of older adults. The proposed standards were developed by a national coalition of senior fitness specialists and published in 1998 in the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. ISBN: 0736045139 |
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Strong
Women, Strong Bones Paperback,
318p, Perigee Books 2001. Glossary, index. |
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The WHO have produced a number of publications on how to increase activity in older people, including the Heidelberg Guidelines on Promotion of Activity to Older People. These documents are available in a number of different languages. All links available on this URL. |
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| BOOKS FOR NURSING HOMES | |
Developing Community Links: A practice guide for care settings. Obtainable from:- NAPA Bondway Commercial Centre 5th floor, Unit 5.12 71 Broadway London SW8 1SQ Tel: 020 7831/6068 Email: sylvia@napa-oap.co.uk |
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Getting Out and About: A practice guide for care settings. Obtainable from:- NAPA Bondway Commercial Centre 5th floor, Unit 5.12 71 Broadway London SW8 1SQ Tel: 020 7831/6068 Email: sylvia@napa-oap.co.uk |
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The Successful Activity Co-ordinator: 2nd Edition: For activity and care staff engaged in developing an active care home. Obtainable from Age Concern Books, Unit 5 & 6 Industrial Estate, Brecon, Powys LD3 8LA Tel: 0870 44 22 120 Fax: 0870 8000 100 |
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Therapeutic Activities For The Elderlyby Joanne Oram A guide for Recreational and Diversional Therapists including a comprehensive A - Z list of 150 activity ideas, bingo/housie call outs list, quizzes, word games and a whole lot more. http://www.lulu.com/content/2653704 |
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| VIDEOS | |
| Step
to the Future Exercise Video and DVD Step to the Future is a new programme of exercises from Help the Aged. Presented by Seona Ross, who celebrates her 90th birthday this year, and advised by postural stability experts Sheena Gawler and Susie Dinan, this programme of aerobic endurance and strength exercises is designed to keep older people active into later life. The DVD is also available in Hindi. The VHS and DVD is available to order through Help the Aged Home Shopping 0870 7700441 for £12 each (plus p&p). Quote product codes N2701 (VHS) or N2702 (DVD). or click on the picture to order by internet |
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Golden
Ball Tai Chi Website: http://www.goldenballtaichi.org/ |
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| Be Strong, Be Steady strength and balance exercises for healthy ageing by Help the Aged. This video contains a programme of chair-based and standing exercises devised specifically for older people. The programme is introduced by people who describe the important role exercise plays in their lives. Each exercise is demonstrated by a specialist and then performed in real time by older people. For details of how to obtain this video and other resources, please visit http://www.helptheaged.org.uk/ or telephone 0800 169 1609 Translations of the video to Bengali, Punjabi and Cantonese will be available from April. Help the Aged will soon also have 'Home Shopping' pages on their website. |
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Get Active Today - a video specifically aimed at black and ethnic minority elders produced following research by PRIAE. www.priae.org To download an order form from PRIAE click here Cost - suggested donation of £1.50 plus p & p. |
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