Senior Volunteers as Peer Mentors (AJA 2009)
This review, by Peel, published in the Australasian Journal on Ageing in 2009, covers the evidence of effectiveness of peer mentors in falls prevention research. Click here to download.
Volunteering in Later Life (JoG 2010)
This review by Morrow-Howell, published in the Journal of Gerontology 2010, summarizes the current knowledge about volunteering in later life and suggests 5 research questions at the forefront of knowledge development. Click here to download.
Strength and Balance Exercises for Healthy Ageing Booklet
This A4 work book is a step-by-step guide of chair-based and standing exercises to improve strength and balance. Each exercise is clearly illustrated and described, one per page, within a spiral-bound stand. The pages can be easily displayed and flipped over during a workout. You can either buy the booklet (click here), or you can…
Staying Steady
There are lots of simple things you can do to help you stay steady on your feet. This guide has information for everyone, whether you’re fit and active, have difficulty walking and getting around, or are worried about falling. Download this leaflet free from Age UK.
British Association of Stroke Physicians Newsletter
The LLT EfS Course is also mentioned in the Nov 2010 edition of the British Association of Stroke Physicians Newsletter.
Best Practice Guidance for the Development of Exercise after Stroke Services in Community Settings
The LLT EfS course is recommended in the Best Practice Guidance for the Development of Exercise after Stroke Services in Community Settings November 2010, which can be downloaded from the Exercise After Stroke Website. This website is part of a Scottish Government funded project to scope the provision of Exercise after Stroke services across Scotland…
Research – Otago and reduced mortality – 2010
Does the ‘Otago exercise programme’ reduce mortality and falls in older adults?: a systematic review and meta-analysis. This paper published in Age and Ageing in 2010 by Thomas et al. shows that the Otago Exercise Programme significantly reduces the risk of death and falling in older community-dwelling adults. They reviewed 7 trials with over 1500…
Living well with dementia: Guidance for exercise instructors and wellness leaders
Bob Laventure and Claudine Aherne have written three articles for the ICAA on working with people living with Dementia. The BHFNC are currently developing a programme to support those coordinating and delivering services and physical activity programmes for people living with dementia in line with the publication of the National Dementia Strategy in England (and…
UK Stroke Forum on Training
The UKFST was launched on the 29th October 2010. The UKFST will support the development of stroke training and education UK
wide through the Stroke-Specific Education Framework (SSEF). Applications
for endorsement will be made through the UKFST website. For further information, a flyer can be downloaded here.
The National Coalition for Active Ageing (NCAA).
The NCAA has been established to bring together key agencies and stakeholders to act as a collective voice and champion the cause of promoting physical activity with older people. At it’s parliamentary launch the Coalition stated: In later life physical activity has an important role to play in the maintenance of functional ability and in…