How the home environment, and the bathroom in particular, affects the risk of falls.
An online webinar with a focus on older people for Occupational Therapists and other professionals covering ‘Falls: the impact of the environment on risk’. Provided and hosted by Closomat with experts from The Occupational Therapy Service.
Learning objectives
- Understand the multifactorial nature of falls, recognising the interaction between intrinsic, extrinsic, and behavioural factors.
- Analyse common environmental contributors to falls within the home—particularly in the bathroom, where risk is highest.
- Apply principles of environmental assessment and adaptation to reduce falls risk and support safer personal care routines.
- Evaluate the role of adaptive equipment and assistive technology in promoting stability, independence, and carer safety.
Our webinar presenter
Adam Ferry
Occupational Therapist
Adam qualified as an occupational therapist in 2007 and worked across emergency care, neurological rehabilitation and service management within the NHS before joining The Occupational Therapy Service full-time in 2018. Alongside a complex clinical caseload, he has developed a national profile through commercial consultancy and CPD leadership, including responsibility for The OT Show education programme. Adam specialises in neurological rehabilitation, falls prevention and service development.
