Older people have been personalising their walking frames as part of Essex County Council’s unique ‘Pimp My Zimmer’ campaign.

Residents at care homes in the county were inspired to transform their grey and uninspiring walking aids into glamourous works of art by adorning them with bespoke knitted covers, football scarves, tinsel and even fresh flowers. The unique idea has since gone on to reduce falls in some care homes by up to 60 per cent and has proved invaluable to residents with dementia

The National Task Force for Falls Prevention in Older People in Wales has been discussing the idea and one Welsh health board is reported to be evaluating the concept before NHS are willing to promote it as a falls intervention strategy.

Read more on this story on the Essex County Council website.