This 4-part series is for personal support workers who work in long term care. It demonstrates how to help residents transfer in and out of bed safely, sit properly in wheelchairs, and how to do sit to stands with residents to keep their legs strong

This series focuses on the role of physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants for preventing falls and fractures in long term care by completing balance assessments and communicating with the team, doing balance and strength exercises with the resident, and involving their family members.

Group exercise providers have a huge role to play in providing exercise to help prevent falls and fractures. This video series gives ideas for how to modify exercises for residents who can’t stand, working with residents with dementia or cognitive impairment, and incorporating postural exercises.

The restorative care team can help prevent falls and fractures through practising spine sparing strategies, incorporating simple balance and strength exercises into walking programs, and providing postural cues through range of motion exercises.