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Personalising reablement
— inserting the missing link | | Author(s) | Clive Newton |
| Journal title | Working with Older People, vol 16, no 3, 2012 |
| Pages | pp 117-121 |
| Source | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/jo... |
| Keywords | Home care services ; Rehabilitation ; Person-centred care ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | Home-based reablement has been shown to be both effective and cost-effective. This paper argues that reablement services would be even more effective if they were to identify and work towards goals that are important and meaningful to the individual by applying learning from personalisation and person-centred planning. It draws on evidence from a large prospective longitudinal study carried out in 2008-2010 that demonstrates that the success of reablement varies considerably at the individual level. The study finds that motivation is key to the success of reablement. Person-centred approaches can ensure that motivation supports the achievement of outcomes. Reablement staff should be trained to identify personal goals with service users and use task-centred approaches to achieve them. Partnership with voluntary organisations can help to deliver improved outcomes. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121026008 A |
| Classmark | NH: LM: PAA: 4C |
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