Preventing yourself from falling

Getting help

As well as things you can do yourself to prevent falls, there are other ways we might be able to help.

Our home safety team (HST) can visit your home to Identify risks and hazards which may cause a slip, trip or fall.

The HST will look at:

your environment, assessing any trip hazards, adaptation or equipment that might help
your health and wellbeing needs, such as:
- vision
- dizziness
- memory
- bone health
- feet
- bladder/bowel problems
- nutrition
- hydration
- mental health
medicine management, health conditions, access to a GP and social prescribing service
movement and exercise, staying active, OTAGO classes
fear of falling and steps to take if you do fall
isolation and befriending services
providing information about services such as financial support, handy person, transport options, telecare and equipment for assistance

To request an assessment:

The Hounslow falls prevention and bone health service aims to help adults to:

You may consider home adaptatons and equipment to help reduce the risk of falling.