Resources

This 2002 Medical Journal of Australia article provides an overview of rehabilitation and older people providing guidance for practice essentials.

A webinar of the Australian Association of Gerontology reablement approaches panel discussion. (23 min)

This document from the Department of Health and Aged Care outlines the concept of wellness and reablement for Commonwealth Home Support Programme support workers. 

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.

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.

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. 

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.

This is a comprehensive set of home care resources from KeepAble on wellness and reablement that includes videos, articles, toolkits, and professional development courses.

This video from Opal HealthCare shares Marj’s experience of rehabilitation following a fractured knee. (3 min)

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.