Dedicated funding to enable councils to establish reablement services was first made available in the 2010 Spending Review. The policy was launched with the Minister for Health saying reablement had ...

Reablement services save councils money by helping service users regain independence. But, as public finances tighten, will authorities be able to find the investment required to make them work?

When Mrs Richards* was told she could go home from hospital she was both thrilled and scared. She knew she was not as strong and mobile as she had been before she was in hospital. She was worried ...

Reablement is an emerging, person‐centred model of home-based rehabilitation that aims to restore and enhance the ability of older adults to perform essential daily activities. By focusing on ...

People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as described in NICE's information on making decisions about your care. Making decisions using NICE ...

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