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Home Recovery
The term “reablement care” refers to short-term home care that may be required after a hospital stay, an accident or an illness to enable a patient to regain independence. It may also be referred to as post-operative or post-surgical care, but these terms are less specific since they do not imply an obvious end date, as reablement care is specifically designed to help people regain their independence following a period of care.
The reablement approach's key features
- Promote and maximize independence and wellbeing by focusing on a person's strengths.
- To prevent re-admissions to the hospital or premature placement in a care facility.
- Care given by family and friends can be reduced.
- Ensures that people are able to manage with minimal or no support by supporting them to regain or retain skills.
- As opposed to solving healthcare issues, the focus is on regaining independence.
Benefits of Reablement care
In reablement care, you have a specific goal to work towards, which helps you set clear goals for your recovery. In this way, you can see tangible results of your recovery very early on in the process, as well as break it down into smaller daily or weekly goals. Your mental and physical recovery can benefit from this, since you can see for yourself that you are getting better and will be able to regain your previous lifestyle, or very close to it, in the future.