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Safety Checks are a free in-home service provided to
seniors within the Greater Vernon Area.
The Home Safety Check Program was developed
in Vernon, British Columbia as one component of a larger
Falls Prevention Program (North Okanagan Falls Prevention
Project). The aim of the Home Safety Check (HSC) Program
is to provide falls prevention information, support
and follow-up to seniors living in the community. It
is designed to enable and empower seniors to overcome
barriers and make changes in their homes that will reduce
their risk of having a fall.
The Home Safety Check Program is an innovative
approach to falls prevention and is most effective when
it is part of a comprehensive falls prevention program.
Participants are referred to the program through self-referral
or by local health care professionals. Pre-arranged
visits are made to the homes of seniors by trained volunteers
who are also seniors with the purpose of identifying
risks that may exist that would cause falls.
Participants are contacted after the initial
home check is completed, several times if necessary,
so that they are supported in implementing the recommendations
made by the home safety check volunteers thereby reducing
the risks of falling.
To
take advantage of a home safety check call the Program
Coordinator at the Falls Prevention Program at (250)
545-8572 or email
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