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Falls Awareness training

Five microlessons on why falls happen, risk factors, multifactorial assessment and prevention, responding safely to a fall and supporting recovery, with situational tests and a certificate of completion.

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  • 5Microlessons
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About this course

What the Falls Awareness course covers

This course helps care teams prevent falls and respond well when they happen in five microlessons. It covers why falls matter, the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that raise someone's risk, the multifactorial approach to assessment and prevention, how to respond safely after a fall, including checking for injury and deciding whether to move someone, and how to record falls, learn from them and help people rebuild their confidence.

Learning outcomes

What your people will be able to do

  • Explain why falls matter, including hip fractures and the risk of a long lie
  • Identify personal and environmental risk factors through observation and screening
  • Describe what a multifactorial falls assessment covers
  • Put tailored prevention in place, from strength and balance to safer surroundings
  • Respond safely after a fall and decide whether it is safe to move someone
  • Record falls accurately, learn without blame and support emotional recovery
Course contents

5 microlessons

Each microlesson is a short, TikTok-style video lesson, with knowledge checks along the way.

1Understanding Falls and Why They Matter
2Understanding the Causes: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Risk Factors
3Assessment and Prevention: The Multifactorial Approach
4Responding Safely When a Fall Happens
5Reporting, Learning and Supporting Recovery

  1. Understanding Falls and Why They Matter: Why falls happen so often in later life and the harm they can cause.
  2. Understanding the Causes: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Risk Factors: Personal and environmental risk factors, from medication to loose rugs.
  3. Assessment and Prevention: The Multifactorial Approach: What a multifactorial falls assessment covers and tailored ways to prevent falls.
  4. Responding Safely When a Fall Happens: Checking for injury, deciding whether to move someone and recording what happened.
  5. Reporting, Learning and Supporting Recovery: Recording every fall, learning without blame and rebuilding confidence.
A 5Mins certificate of completion for Falls Awareness (UK), lying on a desk next to a laptop
Certificate

A certificate for every learner who completes it

Learners finish every microlesson and complete the assessments. 5Mins then issues a certificate of completion for Falls Awareness (UK).

  • Certificates and e-signatures stored against each learner
  • Audit-ready records, ready whenever an auditor asks
  • Completion shows on the Compliance Dashboard in real time
Audience and regulation

Who it's for and the law it covers

Who it's for

  • Care workers and support workers
  • Nurses and healthcare assistants
  • Night staff in care homes
  • Domiciliary and supported living teams

Laws covered

  • NICE guideline NG249 (2025). National guidance on assessing and preventing falls in older people and people at higher risk of falling.
  • Mental Capacity Act 2005. People with capacity can make their own choices about mobility and risk, and decisions for people who lack capacity must be in their best interests.
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  • RepeatRecurrence

    Set the course to repeat, for example every 12 months, and 5Mins re-enrolls people for you.

  • CertifyCertificates

    Certificates and e-signatures are issued and stored for every completion.

  • ProveAudit-ready records

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  • ~1 day saved on each compliance course (HR estimate)
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Since go-live, our compliance completion and pass rates are 100%, and it's the quickest we've ever got there. Automated reminders and reporting save us about a day per course.

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less session time, from 2.5-3 hour sessions to modules of 25 minutes at most

  • 12 monthly sessions a year, up from 3-4
  • 95% content creation time saved

Our compliance sessions used to be two and a half to three hours in a room, and we could fit in three or four a year. Now we cover one topic a month, and I can see exactly what people are retaining.

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ComplianceCompliance Training Legal services 80%

completion on mandatory training, up from 20%

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  • Manager view of each team's progress

We were sitting at 20% completion on our mandatory training. We're now at 80%. People finish short lessons between calls, on mobile, and managers can see where their teams are, so chasing completion is no longer a one-person job.

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  • Rolling refreshers through the year

When I engage with the FCA, I can show that every team has had training tailored to their role, that it's up to date, and that it runs throughout the year, with a full log of who's done what.

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Your questions answered

Questions about Falls Awareness training

How long is the Falls Awareness course?

It's made up of 5 microlessons, each under 5 minutes. Learners can finish it in one sitting or spread it over a few days, and 5Mins sends reminders until it is done.

Is there a certificate?

Yes. Learners get a certificate of completion once they finish every microlesson and complete the situational tests. The record is stored in 5Mins for audits.

What is a multifactorial falls assessment?

An assessment that looks at all the things that can cause someone to fall, such as mobility, balance, eyesight, medication, blood pressure and their surroundings. The third microlesson explains it.

Should I help someone up after a fall?

Not straight away. First check for signs of serious injury and follow your organization's post-fall procedure. The fourth microlesson covers how to decide.

How often should staff take falls training?

Train people when they start and refresh it regularly, especially after incidents. In 5Mins you can set the course to repeat, for example every 12 months.

Can I try the Falls Awareness course first?

Yes. Request a free sample lesson and book a short demo with our team. After your demo, we'll share sample lessons with you so you can see the format for yourself.

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