Community Safety Partnership

Winter Safety MOT

Aims

To raise awareness of personal home safety
To reduce the risk of falls and accidents in the home
To inform older people in South Ayrshire to keep healthy, well, safe and warm, initially from October 2007 - March 2008.
To reduce the number of accidents in older people’s residences in the period from October 2007 - March 2008

Approach
Analysis of stats. Including

Home accidents by council ward (aged 66+) 2004/05
Home accidents by month, age group, injury, Jan – Mar 06 Ayr hospital.
Areas were cross-referred to identify specific areas to target

Methodology
Distribution of leaflets through all partners plus meetings with agencies where their agreement to “refer” to Care & Repair was confirmed.

Agencies involved
SA Community Health Partnership, Ayrshire & Arran NHS, Energy Efficiency, Care & Repair, Age Concern, Social Work, SAC Housing Dept, SAC Trading Standards Dept, SAC Community Safety Dept, Strathclyde Fire & Rescue and Strathclyde Police.

Evaluation Process
Analysis of “slips, trips and falls” presentation by those 65+ at A&E Ayr Hospital.

Evaluation Impact

Reductions in numbers of accidents in the residences of older people,

Reductions in number of incidents involving accidents in an older persons residence.

Criticism
Distribution of safety equipment in volume terms is extremely good although breadth of referrals can be improved upon.

Potential
Given a positive evaluation and sufficient funding this project can make a significant impact on the number of falls etc. involving older people in South Ayrshire.

Resources
Continued support of existing partners and funding.