Understanding intermediate care, including reablement

Part of Intermediate Care

A quick guide for people using intermediate care services.

Maximising the potential of reablement

Part of Reablement

A practice guide to support the commissioning and delivery of high-quality, cost-effective reablement services.

Reablement e-learning course

Part of e-Learning courses

e-Learning course for health and care workers describing reablement, how it differs from home care and intermediate care, and why and how the service should be delivered.

The role of carers and families in reablement

This film for health and adult social care commissioners and people who use reablement and their carers introduces Jill Hunter, who was recently discharged from hospital with limited mobility. We hear how crucially important it is for families and carers to buy into the reablement ethos and contribute to its success

The business case for reablement

This film for health and adult social care commissioners introduces reablement, which we see in operation with Jill Hunter, recently discharged from hospital following surgery. We also see how investment in a ‘step-down’ reablement unit has facilitated far more hospital discharges, reducing health costs.

Making the move to delivering reablement

Part of Reablement

This At a glance briefing produced with UKHCA summarises research and practice evidence about reablement. It explains how to move from a traditional home care service to a new reablement service.

Reablement: implications for GPs and primary care

Part of Reablement

This briefing produced with Clinical Innovation and Research Centre of the Royal College of General Practitioners focuses on research and practice evidence about reablement and explains the implications for GPs and primary care teams.

Reablement: a guide for families and carers

Part of Reablement

This At a glance briefing produced with Carers UK is designed to help people understand what reablement is, and what family and friends can do to help.

Reablement: key issues for commissioners of adult social care

Part of Reablement

This At a glance briefing produced with the ADASS Older Persons Network outlines research and practice evidence about reablement and describes what is required for successful implementation for commissioners of adult social care.

SCIE research briefing 36: reablement: a cost-effective route to better outcomes

Part of Reablement

This briefing, one in a series on preventive care and support for adults, focuses on reablement.