Role and principles of reablement

Role and principles of reablement
SCIE February 2020

• An overview of the role and principles of reablement in the social care sector and the different models used to deliver it. It also illustrates the shift from traditional home care towards personalised, outcome-focused care and describes the principles of effective reablement.

Reablement services for people at risk of needing social care

Reablement services for people at risk of needing social care: the MoRe mixed-methods evaluation
Health Services and Delivery Research, No. 7.16, April 2019

• Reablement is an intensive, time-limited intervention for people at risk of needing social care or an increased intensity of care. Differing from home care, it seeks to restore functioning and self-care skills. In England, it is a core element of intermediate care.
• The research presents the findings of a survey of existing services, an observational study of three reablement services, and interviews with staff in staff in eight reablement services.

Intermediate care including reablement [Quality Standard 173]

Intermediate care including reablement: Quality standard [QS173]
NICE August 2018

• This quality standard covers referral and assessment for intermediate care and how to deliver the service. It covers bed-based intermediate care, crisis response, home-based intermediate care and reablement. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement. It does not cover rehabilitation for specific conditions.

Reablement: a new analysis

Reablement: a new analysis: Six years on – what we can learn about the impact of reablement

Community Care 22 February 2018

• Reablement services, based on funding from the 2010 Spending Review, were expected to save money across the health and social care system by giving support to people after a crisis. 
• While there is strong anecdotal evidence that reablement services are very helpful to individuals for whom such support is relevant, but analysis of the evidence undermines expectations of dramatic reductions in dependency and demand.

Reablement service model

The Home Cure - A re-examination of reablement services
Demos, August 2012

• This report is part of a project examining the current model of reablement ie services for people returning home after treatment in hospital. In particular focusing on the opportunities for improved outcomes and lower costs by addressing a clear weakness in its current delivery – the omission of housing-related support.

Housing and reablement

The Home Cure: “Housing providers can play a vital role in rehabilitation and reablement…” 

Demos, 26 June 2012

• An analysis of the evidence on different reablement schemes, including many evaluations, examples of good practice and weaknesses in current delivery.