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The effectiveness of home care reablement
— developing the evidence base | | Author(s) | Caroline Glendinning, Elizabeth Newbronner |
| Journal title | Journal of Integrated Care, vol 16, issue 4, 2008 |
| Pages | pp 32-39 |
| Source | http://www.pavpub.com |
| Keywords | Home care services ; Rehabilitation ; Aftercare ; Performance ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | Adult social care services are increasingly re-ablement services as part of their range of home care provision, sometimes alone, sometimes jointly with National Health Service (NHS) partners. Typically, home care re-ablement is a short-term intervention, often free of charge, that aims to maximise independent living skills. This paper describes two small studies examining the impact of home care re-ablement on subsequent service use. So far, the evidence strongly suggests that a period of home care re-ablement can reduce the subsequent use of home care services and that, for some people, these benefits may last for a year or more. However, a number of organisational and cultural factors can limit the immediate and longer-term benefits of home care reablement. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080822212 A |
| Classmark | NH: LM: LN: 5H: 4C |
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