Slip and fall prevention
Pause care when fatigue appears and allow rest before the next stage. Tell the employer about unusual tiredness or breathlessness and seek advice if it persists.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-20
Several care tasks without rest can exhaust an older person and reduce safe balance.
Rushing bathing and dressing in one stretch despite visible fatigue.
Pause care when fatigue appears and allow rest before the next stage.
For serious injury, unconsciousness or difficulty breathing, keep yourself safe, call 999 and follow the operator.
This page provides general home-safety information and does not replace medical, legal, electrical, or other professional advice.
