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Our aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of using the BCM to teach older adults how to stand up from the floor, and to determine whether this training has an impact on functional mobility, muscle strength, fear of falling, and life-space mobility. Methods: A total of 26 residents of a long-term care facility were randomly allocated to two groups. Residents in the intervention group (IG, n = 13) participated in a seven-week training program to learn how to stand up from the floor with BCM, in addition to the usual care generally offered in long-term care facilities. The participants in the control group (CG, n = 13) received the usual care alone. The primary outcome measure was functional mobility, assessed by the Timed Up and Go test. Secondary outcome measures included functional lower limb strength, grip strength, fear of falling, and life-space mobility. The outcomes were measured at baseline and after the seven-week intervention period. Results: We found no significant between-group differences in functional mobility, lower limb strength and grip strength; however, IG subjects demonstrated significantly lower fear of falling scores, and significantly higher life-space mobility and independent life-space mobility scores compared to CG subjects after the training program. 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