Mobility Decline Prevention

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PROGRAM PREREQUISITES

Three prerequisites are recommended before you start:
  • First, enlist top-level support from a managerial "champion" to facilitate acceptance of the new programs by direct care staff. One way to recruit help: Hand the likely champion a printed copy of this module and ask if you two can discuss it after he or she has read it. Have you considered that you yourself might be the champion?
  • Second, read through all steps of the walking program and/or all steps of the exercise intervention so that, from beginning to end, you know what's needed to achieve success. Print the module in full if you want to browse through the programs when you're away from your computer.
  • Finally, allow extra time at the beginning to climb the learning curve. Trust us: both programs consume less staff time the longer your facility administers them.
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