Home Safety and Injury Prevention Course
Falls are the top risk in home care. This course equips your staff to identify hidden hazards, prevent injuries, and create safer living spaces that keep seniors safe, comfortable, and confident.
Duration: 60 minutes | Format: SMS | Certificate included
Raise Your Safety Standards: Equip Caregivers to Protect Seniors with Confidence
Falls are the leading cause of injury among seniors across the U.S., making home safety a critical priority for care providers—especially in states with high aging populations like Florida, California, Texas, and New York. The Home Safety and Injury Prevention Training Course teaches caregivers how to identify hidden hazards, reduce fall risks, and create secure living environments that keep seniors independent and comfortable at home.
Your staff will learn practical strategies for hazard assessment, simple home modifications, and fall-prevention techniques designed for real-world caregiving settings. From safer bathrooms and bedrooms to emergency preparedness and technology-based safety tools, this training ensures caregivers can confidently protect clients in any home environment.
By equipping your team with these essential skills, your agency can reduce injury-related costs, boost client satisfaction, and strengthen trust within your community. This course elevates your care standards while helping seniors across your service area live safer lives in their homes.
Course Goals
✅ Identify the steps in determining a client’s risk of falling
✅ Know the different medical conditions that can increase the risk of falling
✅ List the different factors that contribute to a fall
✅ Explain the different tips and best practices in preventing the occurrence of falls
✅ Describe the process of performing a risk assessment for falls
✅ Outline the procedures in responding to a fall
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this Training, caregivers will be able to:
✅ Inform clients of how high their risk of falling is
✅ Improve care for clients with medical conditions that can increase risk of falling
✅ Demonstrate scenarios that illustrate the factors that contribute to falls.
✅ Modify client’s home environment to make safer and to make clients less prone to falls
✅ Prepare clients for fall risk assessment
✅ Apply the steps that must be done when responding to a fall
Course Outline
Lesson 1: What is Home Safety?Lesson 2: Watch out! Common Home Injuries
Lesson 3: Evaluating Home Safety
Lesson 4: Inexpensive DIY Home Modifications Part 1
Lesson 5: Inexpensive DIY Home Modifications Part 2
Lesson 6: Fall Proof Home
Lesson 7: Creating A client-friendly Bathroom
Lesson 8: Making Bedroom a Safe Place
Lesson 9: Living Room & Kitchen Safety
Lesson 10: Disasters & Emergencies
Lesson 11: Safety Tips & Technology
Lesson 12: How to Build an Emergency Kit
What's in this course
Learning Level : Beginner
Duration: 60 minutes
Format : SMS
Quizzes: 90
Lessons: 12
Certificate: Digital Certificate of Completion
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Frequently asked questions
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