Assessment
- Timed Up and Go Test
- Timed Up and Go – Fact Sheet
- Timed Up and Go – Video – CDC
- Is the Timed Up and Go test a useful predictor of risk of falls in community dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis, BMC Geriatrics 2014
- Chair Stand Test
- Chair Stand Test – Fact Sheet
- Chair Stand Test – Video – CDC
Interventions
- Refer to appropriate mobility program and for mobility aids
- Consider a referral to a Falls Prevention Program, Community Exercise Class or Municipal Program as is appropriate
- Consider safe, simple exercises that can be done at home for low risk patients
- Physiotherapy Interventions for the Elderly video
- Easy Exercises to Improve Balance and Leg Strength – Ottawa Public Health
- Consider assistive devices
- Consider a referral to Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist
- Go For It! A Guide to Choosing and Using Assistive Devices – PHAC
- Tools for Living Well – CAOT
- Assistive Devices Program – help people with long-term physical disabilities get equipment and supplies. Approved OT/PT
- ADP assessment required
- The Safe Living Guide. A Guide to Home Safety for Seniors – PHAC
- Physical Activity Tips for Older Adults – PHAC
Exercise Interventions
- Prescribing Exercise Interventions cmaj, CMAJ 2016
- Exercise and Fall Prevention Research to Practice, JAGS 2016
- Home Exercise Program – British Columbia