Resources
Browse resources created and collated by ARIIA as a trusted, evidence-based guide to supporting innovation across the aged care sector.
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Rehabilitation and older people
This 2002 Medical Journal of Australia article provides an overview of rehabilitation and older people providing guidance for practice essentials.
Reablement approaches in Victorian home and community care
A webinar of the Australian Association of Gerontology reablement approaches panel discussion. (23 min)
Principles of wellness and reablement
This document from the Department of Health and Aged Care outlines the concept of wellness and reablement for Commonwealth Home Support Programme support workers.
Physical activity across the life stages
This report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare presents information on Australians’ physical and sedentary activity participation rates against Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines.
Organisational culture checklist
This checklist from the Department of Health and Aged Care is a guide for organisations in evaluating how they applied the principles of wellness and reablement.
More good days wellness wheel
This resource from the Department of Health and Aged Care outlines a whole-of-person approach across three key areas of wellness: mind, body, and social connectedness.
Living well at home: Commonwealth Home Support Programme good practice guide
The good practice guide from the Department of Social Services supports wellness, reablement and restorative care approaches in home care services, provides information about what good practice looks like in home care, and discusses how workers can successfully adopt recommended approaches.
Let’s talk wellness and reablement
This is a comprehensive set of home care resources from KeepAble on wellness and reablement that includes videos, articles, toolkits, and professional development courses.
Importance of improving mobility
This video from Opal HealthCare shares Marj’s experience of rehabilitation following a fractured knee. (3 min)
Identifying opportunities for reablement
This tool from the Department of Health and Aged Care shows you the many different ways reablement practices and techniques can be introduced in everyday service delivery situations.