Falls risk for older people in the community: FROP-Com

FROP-Com

The FROP-Com is an assessment tool and involves rating 13 falls risk factors, usually on a scale of 0-3.

FROP-Com Screen

FROP-Com Screen uses three items that best predict falls risk in a 12 month period. It has high retest and inter-rater reliability, and a moderate ability to predict falls in older people presenting to an emergency department after a fall.

Guidelines

Guidelines are available for each tool which consist of two sections.

• ✓ Section 1 contains definitions and scoring options.
• ✓ Section 2 lists suggested options for management to consider for identified risk factors.

Victorian Falls and Balance Service Directory

The Victorian Falls and Balance Service Directory provides details of the clinics and programs operated by public hospitals and community health services in Victoria for older people who have had a fall or are at risk of falling.

Falls prevention consultancy

Falls are a significant issue in residential aged care, with about 50% of residents falling each year. The consultancy provides a service to help residential aged care facilities understand the incidence and nature of falls and injuries, and supports them to develop and implement falls prevention strategies.