Reablement

Emerging research has shown the immediate and longer term benefits of Reablement for service users. When compared with control groups who had received conventional home care intervention following a stay in hospital, service users who went through a period of reablement were less likely to have required further social care input after one year. They also reported greater levels of satisfaction with the input they had received.
Conventional home care practice has revolved around the caring role and a ‘hands on’ approach, generally doing tasks for people rather than enabling people to do things for themselves. Good practice now emphasises the need for a more ‘hands off’ approach—this course equips staff with the strategies needed for this fundamental change in culture.
Personal Care Consultants have developed Reablement Skills training which equips staff with the necessary skills to carry out successful reablement