Home-Based Falls Prevention in Coastal and Rural Communities
The project
We’re excited to share our latest research project that builds on the success of Action Falls. This study will adapt the current care home offering for use in peoples own homes.
Work is already underway and we plan to finish at the end of 2029. This study is taking place in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire and we’re really keen on our beautiful rural and coastal areas being the main focus. Keep a look out for our posters and invitations to take part in upcoming interviews, workshops and trying the new programme out.
Our first step is to speak with older adults in rural and coastal communities to learn more about home care and how Action Falls needs to change to work at its best. We’re looking to talk to older people with home care, relatives, home care staff and service managers.
In this phase, we will be making changes to the Action Falls programme based on the feedback from phase 1. To make sure it works at its best, we will be asking older adults with home care and staff working in home care to come to some workshops.
It’s time to test out the new Action Falls programme! In this phase, we will be asking older adults with home care to try it out. We will be testing to see if the new Action Falls works better at reducing falls than what is currently being done.
Latest updates
Meet the team
Katie Robinson
Principal Research Fellow
Katie is the principal investigator of this project. She is a researcher based at the University of Nottingham. She has worked in the Action Falls team since 2017!
Fran Hallam-Bowles
Researcher
Fran is an Allied Health Professional researcher based at Nottingham University Hospitals. Fran is helping to collect the research data as well as provide expertise in co-design research methods.
Fran Allen
Senior Research Fellow
Fran is a senior research fellow at the University of Nottingham. Fran will be working on step 3 of the work where we evaluate how well the Action Falls programme has been delivered.
Pip Logan
Professor of Rehabilitation and Ageing Research
Pip is a Professor at the University of Nottingham and has led the programme of work around Action Falls. Pip will be helping Katie to lead the work.
Stephen Timmons
Professor of Health Services Management
Stephen is a Professor at the University of Nottingham Business School.
Zahid Asghar
Associate Professor, University of Lincoln
Emma McManus
Health Economist
Rachel Kelso
Homecare Voices
Vicky Thompson
CEO at Every-One
Denise Anderson-Moll
Team Manager, Nottinghamshire County Council
Harry Li
Research Assistant, University of Lincoln
Harry is a research assistant at the University of Lincoln. He will be researching how Action Falls can be adapted for those accessing home care in coastal areas of Lincolnshire.
David Rew
Head of Maximising Independence Service, Nottinghamshire County Council
Miriam Golding-Day
Research Fellow
Miriam is a Research Fellow based at the University of York and will be leading the PPIE element of the project.
Get involved
Watch this space to find out opportunities to get invovled
Thanks for your interest in taking part in our study. Here is our short information video that talks through the study, what we need you to do, and any risk or benefits to weigh up before taking part.
We’re always wanting to make sure this reasearch is done with the people who will use it.
If you want to hear more about this research please get in touch with Katie – katie.robinson@nottingham.ac.uk
Papers and Publications
As the research happens we will be publishing what we have found. Keep an eye out on this section for when these start.