It is merely your average on the day of Monday morning at Morden Baptist Church in south-west London, and people aged 65 plus are arriving for exercise classes designed for those who are risk of falling.
Falls are a major public health issue and the most usual cause of death from wound in over 65s. The King’s Fund estimates that falls account for 40 percent of all ambulance call outs, and are a major cause of older persons being admitted to hospital. It puts the cost of falls to the England’s NHS at £2bn a year.
The Morden classes – dealing muscle deterioration, specifically in legs and ankles – have been running for a year. They are commissioned by Merton clinical commissioning group from trust’s falls prevention service and were placed by service lead Stephanie Bruggemann.
“The borough has gone from having exercise classes which were 1 size fits all with about 20 persons coming and merely one freelance instructor, to outcome-measured, ability-graded sessions which involve a health advice component, and are completely targeted at preventing falls,” claims Bruggemann.\
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