Resources for Professionals – Later Life Training

Dance does not necessarily reduce falls even if it can reduce some of the risk factors for falls – review of evidence from the Older People and Frailty Policy Research Unit

The Older People and Frailty Policy Research Unit were requested by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to examine whether dance-based interventions are effective in preventing falls, reducing risk of falls, or preventing fear of falls in older adults, and to provide an overview of the evidence for cost-effectiveness of dance-based interventions for…

April 23, 2023Evidence Base for LLT Courses, Falls, Falls care, In the press, News, OEP Course, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Falls Awareness Week 19-25th Sept 2022: LLT Challenge for you and your Teams

Falls Prevention Awareness Week is 19th -25th September 2022 and we invite you to a challenge to help everyone ‘stand up to falls!’ At LLT we speak a lot about the significance and impact of words and language, and how a planned conversation can plant seeds for greater understanding and better lead to change over…

August 15, 2022Falls care, NewsBy Dawn Skelton

AGILE endorsed Falls Exercise Referral Form

Why do we need to have a Referral Form? AGILE, working in collaboration with Later Life Training, have produced a Referral Form that provides vital information for PSIs and OEP Leaders to support decisions for: suitability into programmes, (and venues and class sizes) baseline exercise selection and challenge, ongoing progression and tailoring, and scope of…

August 15, 2022Falls care, In the press, News, OEP Course, PSI Course, UncategorizedBy Dawn Skelton

Help us double the number of FaME sessions for older people in Greater Manchester and the South West – with N-FIT

We want to enable older people to get up, stay up and live their best lives. To do this, we are part of a new multi-agency National FaME Implementation Team. Our aim is to DOUBLE to provision of FaME falls prevention exercise sessions (delivered by PSIs with fidelity to the evidence base essentials) in Greater…

August 8, 2022Charities and Non Governmental Organisations, Falls care, In the press, News, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

7 Days of Moving Prompts

LLT have marked International Day of the Older Person on 1st October 2021 with the launch of 7 days of Moving Prompts …. a small, simple but potentially impactful tool to encourage and prompt more frequent movement across the day. #7days #MMYM We know that those that move the least have the most to gain. We…

October 1, 2021Advice Leaflets, Books on exercise for older people, Books on leading activity and exercise in Nursing Homes, Books on leading exercise with older people, News, Resources for Older People, Resources for ProfessionalsBy Dawn Skelton

Real Life Implementation of FaME – does it work?

A new research paper has been published in Age & Ageing on the real life implementation of FaME in 10 local authorities across the East Midlands region of England. The abstract is available here. Key points: 348 adults mean age 76.8 years, 73% were female Only 41% completed ≥75% of classes (6 month programme). Lots of…

February 5, 2021Evidence Base for LLT Courses, Falls care, News, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Later Life Training Celebrates International Day of the Older Person on 1st October with even more additional movement minutes

Why are we embarking on this new Make Movement Your Mission (MMYM) mission? #MMYM went live on Facebook on 23rd March 2020 hoping to provide light during the lockdown by offering 3 daily bite sized movement snacks providing accurate information and messaging with a range of options designed so that something could be achievable for…

September 12, 2020News, Resources for Older People, Resources for ProfessionalsBy Dawn Skelton

LLT Guidance In response to COVID-19 FaME & OEP Delivered as Virtual Exercise Programmes & Home Alone Guidance

Who is this guidance for and what is its purpose? This guidance is intended for falls prevention services, i.e. Postural Stability Instructors (PSI) and Otago Exercise Programme (OEP) Leaders and the organisations, commissioners and coordinators that lead and support programmes. Its purpose is for PSIs and OEP Leaders to work effectively with virtual exercise delivery…

August 16, 2020Evidence Base for LLT Courses, Falls care, News, OEP Course, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Make Movement your Mission: Supporting people to move throughout the Covid 19 pandemic

On the 23rd March 2020 the UK went into lockdown to attempt to slow the spread of Covid-19. That same day LLT went LIVE with Make Movement your Mission. Our Mission? to provide opportunities for our teachers and instructors to help their class and group members remain active throughout Covid 19. In particular, to reach…

June 1, 2020News, Older Adult Exercise and Physical Activity Theory and Guidance, UncategorizedBy Dawn Skelton

Older people helping Wigan improve their leisure offer for strength and balance

In September 2017, a collaboration (Glasgow Caledonian University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Wigan Council, Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles and LLT) received funding from the Wellcome Trust to explore whether improvements could be made to leisure and health programmes aimed at middle-aged and older adults in Wigan Borough, using engagement with scientific research as a foundation for making…

October 5, 2019Evidence Base for LLT Courses, News, OEP Course, Older Adult Exercise and Physical Activity Theory and Guidance, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

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