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Ministry of Health
Home Support
Strategies and Actions for Independent Living (SAIL)
The SAIL program is targeted to community health workers and home health professionals who provide support to clients who receive publicly funded home support services.
The goals of the SAIL program are to promote the independence and quality of life for home support service clients by reducing their risk of falling and sustaining an injury, and to integrate a comprehensive approach to falls prevention into regular practice.
This program is coordinated through the B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit and consists of interventions that are targeted towards seniors who are in need of on-going home support but are not yet in need of institutionalized care.
The core elements of the SAIL program are: a falls prevention training program for community health workers and home health professionals, a falls monitoring and reporting system, the implementation of a client-centered risk assessment and prevention tool, and protocols for identifying and addressing those determined to be at high risk for falls.
For more information: FallPrevention@gov.bc.ca
Other resources:
- Fall Prevention Brochures and Pamphlets - information for seniors and family members on how to prevent falls
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