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Sustainability
According to statistics, 30% of elderly over the age of 65 have fallen before, and one quarter of them were seriously injured, and the chance for those who have fallen before to fall again would be four times higher than those who have never fallen.
Therefore, Albert Yeung Sau Shing Charity Foundation worked together with HOPE worldwide and provided the fund to organize an Elderly Fall Prevention Day. Emperor Group staff members who volunteered to help were required to attend a training session in advance so as to be fall risk assessors using a simple tool developed by the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.
Elderly Fall Prevention Day took place at Tai Ji Plaza in Tak Long Estate. Staff volunteers took up different roles, including registration, blood pressure measurement, body weight measurement, fall risk assessment and fall prevention education. HOPE worldwide volunteers would then follow up on those who have been identified as high risk cases. Follow-up services include facilitating handrail installation and visits by physio or occupational therapists. Over 100 elderly people were successfully assessed on that day, which could reduce the chance of elderly falling effectively.
