Perkins County Senior Center hosting workshop to reduce falls

A workshop to prevent falls in older adults is being offered at the Perkins County Senior Center in Grant. 

“Stepping On” will begin Monday, June 5 at 12:30 p.m. at the senior center, 420 Central Ave. The workshop will last two hours and be held weekly for seven weeks.

“Stepping On” will help participants identify why they fall and different ways to prevent falls, including strength and balance exercises, home safety check suggestions and a medication review.  

Participants will view a display of falling prevention products. The workshop is both for people who have fallen and for people who fear falling.  

Participants will leave with more strength, achieve better balance and experience a feeling of confidence and independence as a result of performing various exercises and sharing personal falling experiences as a group. 

The program was developed by Dr. Lindy Clemson of Sydney, Australia, to help older adults learn ways to prevent falls. It was brought to the United States by Dr. Jane Mahoney, executive director of the Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging, with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and other partners.  

The research has found that people who complete the workshop have a 31 percent reduced rate of falls.

Contact Trish Jimenez at 308-352-4236 to register.