Care and Repair Cardiff and the Vale and Age Concern Cardiff and the Vale invite you to a Falls Awareness Event, organised in liaison with Vale Centre for Voluntary Services (VCVS) and Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC).

This event, in Falls Awareness Week, aims to increase awareness about falls prevention, highlight a range of voluntary and statutory services and improve partnership working.  It will be of interest to anyone working in health and social care, front line staff, voluntary and statutory sectors, service planners, commissioners etc.

Speakers include staff from Care and Repair Cardiff and the Vale, Age Concern Cardiff and the Vale, British Red Cross and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. There will also be an update on the Community Resource Teams and a demonstration of an Extend Exercise Class.

Light refreshments will be available.

If you would like to book a place, please email ceri@valecvs.org.uk

 
“You’d be forgiven for thinking that falls are a part of ageing, something that ‘just happens’ as you get older. Most people do.
And it’s not surprising when they happen so often – around a third of over-65s and half of those over 80 will fall every year. But there are many simple things that older people can do to prevent falls, and their potentially devastating consequences, if only we can get the message across.” (Age UK website www.ageuk.org.uk )